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Meigetsuin Temple

Meigetsuin Temple

Fugenzan Meigetsu-in is a Rinzai Zen temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Famous for its hydrang...

Kanagawa
Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine

Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine

Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine, popularly known simply as Zeniarai Benten, is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanag...

Kanagawa
Engakuji Temple

Engakuji Temple

Engakuji is the second most important temple out of Kamakura’s Five Great Zen Temples and was founded by regent Hojo Tokimune...

Kanagawa
Hasedera Temple

Hasedera Temple

Kamakura’s Hasedera Temple, a sister temple to Nara’s temple of the same name, is renowned for its 11-headed statue of Kannon...

Kanagawa
Hokokuji Temple

Hokokuji Temple

Hōkoku-ji is an old temple in the Kenchō-ji school of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism located in Kamakura, Japan. Famous for ...

Kanagawa
Kabushima Shrine

Kabushima Shrine

Kabushima is a small island located in Hachinohe, Aomori, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The island is noted as a ne...

Aomori
Kamikura Shrine

Kamikura Shrine

Kamikura Shrine (神倉神社, Kamikura Jinja) is related to the Hayatama Taisha Shrine and can be found on top of a hill of 538 ...

Wakayama
Namba Yasaka Shrine

Namba Yasaka Shrine

Namba Yasaka Shrine is a unique and standout destination among Osaka’s sacred spots. Located in the Namba District, Namba Yas...

Osaka
Shiogama Shrine

Shiogama Shrine

Shiogama Jinja is a Shinto shrine in the city of Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. Known f...

Miyagi