Kōmyō-ji, Kamakura

Name: Kōmyō-ji
Address: 6-17-19 Zaimokuza, Kamakura, 248-0013, Japan
Telephone: +81 467-22-0603

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Tenshōzan Renge-in Kōmyō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo sect in Zaimokuza, near Kamakura, Japan, the only major one in the city to be close to the sea. Kōmyō-ji is number one among the Kantō Jūhachi Danrin, a group of 18 Jōdo temples established during the Edo period by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and dedicated to both the training of priests and scholarly research. It is also the sect's head temple for the Kantō region. In spite of the fact it is a Jōdo sect temple, Kōmyō-ji has several of the typical features of a Zen temple, for example a sanmon, a pond and a karesansui. ()

Local name: 光明寺 Completed: 1243 (781 years ago)Elevation: 75 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 35°18'12"N, 139°33'18"E

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6-17-19 Zaimokuza逗子 (dou zi)Kamakura 248-0013 Japan

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+81 467-22-0603

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Nearby attractions include: Kōtoku-in, Hase-dera, Yuigahama, Ankokuron-ji.

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Which popular attractions are close to Kōmyō-ji?

Nearby attractions include Wakae Island, Kamakura (9 min walk), Zaimokuza, Kamakura (10 min walk), Chōshō-ji, Kamakura (13 min walk), Ankokuron-ji, Kamakura (16 min walk).

How to get to Kōmyō-ji by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kōmyō-ji:

Bus

材木座 • Lines: 鎌40 (8 min walk)
臨海学園 • Lines: 鎌40 (14 min walk)

Train

Wadazuka (23 min walk)
Yuigahama (26 min walk)

Light rail

Hase • Lines: En (31 min walk)