[2024 Kamakura Attraction] Travel Guide for Engaku-ji (Updated Oct)
Temples
Address:
409 Yamanouchi, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-0062, Japan
Opening times:
Open tomorrow at 8:30-16:30Closed Today
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hours
Phone:
+81 467-22-0478
Exploring Kamakura engakuji
Address - Kanagawa preference, Kamakura city Yamanouchi 409
Getting there - take bus or train to Kamakura stop
Attraction - temples
Entrance fees - 500 JPY per person
Engaku Ji is one of the travel spot within Kamakura compound. It takes within 5 mins walk from Kamakura station. The lotus pond with the view and fox shrine is one of its attractions.
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Engakuji Temple, one of the Five Great Zen Temples of Kamakura.
In the late Kamakura period, in the 5th year of Koan (1282), Engakuji Temple was founded by Zen Master Mugaku Sogen, who was invited from the Song Dynasty in China by the regent Tokimune Hojo. Tokimune, who became regent at the age of 18, was deeply devoted to Zen Buddhism under the guidance of Zen Master Mugaku Sogen. He established Engakuji Temple with the wishes of protecting the nation, spreading Zen, and equally mourning the war dead from the Mongol invasions, regardless of friend or foe.
For those coming by train
From Tokyo/Yokohama: 1-minute walk from JR Yokosuka Line "Kita-Kamakura Station".
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Famous Japanese Tourist Attraction | Engaku-ji Temple (1512)
| Engaku-ji Temple (1512). Engaku-ji, the head temple of the Engaku-ji branch of the Rinzai Zen sect in Japan. The principal image is the Crowned Shakyamuni Buddha. In 1282, Hojo Tokimune built the temple to commemorate and worship the Mongolian spirits who died during the Mongol invasions of Japan, and invited the great master Mugaku Sogen from Mongolia to preside over its founding. It is one of Japan's very famous sightseeing and worship temples.
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Serene Haven
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Short few minutes walk from Kita Kamakura station.
This amazing zen temple is build into the mountains and forest. A quiet, serene haven and a beautiful walking excursion learning about the lifestyle of the abbot's and the structures and history around it.
It is recommended to come here during spring season and autumn as the view of the place gets so much more enlightened than a normal summer day walk.
500 yen for entry i believe, with two tea houses in the area. One being requiring to walk 100 + steps? to the top for a fantastic view with a chance of Fuji.