Allow extra time if you want to collect goshuin (temple stamps), as there are four different types available but the hand-written versions take time to prepare. If you're on a tight schedule, ask for the pre-written versions instead.
At a Glance
This is one of the rare Tendai Buddhist temples in Kamakura, a city dominated by Zen temples, making it an unusual spiritual outlier in the ancient capital.
Built on the site where the powerful Hōjō clan met their tragic end, this temple was founded by Emperor Go-Daigo and Ashikaga Takauji specifically to pray for the souls of the defeated Hōjō family after the fall of Kamakura.
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Allow extra time if you want to collect goshuin (temple stamps), as there are four different types available but the hand-written versions take time to prepare. If you're on a tight schedule, ask for the pre-written versions instead.
Walk 12 minutes east from JR Kamakura Station's east exit, passing the third torii gate of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine and turning at that intersection. The temple's location makes it easy to combine with a visit to the famous shrine.
Look for the Bishamonten deity inside Hokai-ji, one of the seven stops on the Kamakura Shichifukujin pilgrimage route. You can join this traditional temple circuit if you want to collect stamps from all the temples.
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Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture
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