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Hōkoku-ji
is an old Buddhist temples in Japan, temple in the Kenchō-ji school of the Rinzai school, Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism located in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan. Famous for its bamboo garden, it is also known as "Bamboo Temple". A statue of Gautama Buddha, called ''Shaka Nyorai'' in Japanese, in a sacred hall is the temple's Gohonzon, principal image. The original of a statue of ''Guanyin, Sho Kan'non'' is on display at the Kamakura Museum of National Treasures. The temple is sometimes called ''Takuma-dera'' after the artist of a statue of ''Kashyap'' which was destroyed by a fire in 1891 in an adjacent hall. The temple is No. 10 on the :ja:鎌倉三十三観音霊場, Kamakura 33 Kannon pilgrimage. The grounds cover approximately . History The family temple of both the Ashikaga clan, Ashikaga and Uesugi clans, Hōkoku-ji was established by founding priest Tengan Eko in 1334 (the first year of the Kenmu era) to commemorate Ashikaga Ietoki, grandfather of Ashikaga Takauj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamakura, Kanagawa
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Kamakura has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 persons per km² over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939. Kamakura was the ''de facto'' capital of Japan from 1185 to 1333 as the seat of the Kamakura Shogunate, and became the nation's most populous settlement during the Kamakura period. Kamakura is a popular domestic tourist destination in Japan as a coastal city with a high number of seasonal festivals, as well as ancient Buddhist and Shinto shrines and temples. Geography Surrounded to the north, east, and west by hills and to the south by the open water of Sagami Bay, Kamakura is a natural fortress. Before the construction of several tunnels and modern roads that now connect it to Fujisawa, Ofuna ( ja) and Zushi, on land it could be entered only through narrow artificial passes, among which the seven most important were called , a name some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
