Engakuji



Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji, is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains.

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Notable Places in the Area

Kita-Kamakura

Kita-Kamakura Station is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Kita-Kamakura is situated 310 metres west of Engaku-ji. Photo: LERK, CC BY 3.0.

Meigetsu-in

Fugenzan Meigetsu-in is a Rinzai Zen temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Meigetsu-in is situated 460 metres southeast of Engaku-ji. Photo: Tarourashima, Public domain.
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Tokei-ji

Shōkozan Tōkei-ji, also known as Kakekomi-dera or Enkiri-dera, is a Buddhist temple and a former nunnery, the only survivor of a network of five nunneries called Amagozan, in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Tokei-ji is situated 460 metres southwest of Engaku-ji. Photo: Tarourashima, Public domain.

Jōchi-ji

Kinpōzan Jōchi-ji is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Jōchi-ji is situated 530 metres south of Engaku-ji. Photo: Tarourashima, Public domain.

Localities in the Area

Kamakura

Kamakura is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sakae-ku

Sakae-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Sakae-ku is situated 3 km north of Engaku-ji. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Zushi

Zushi is a small city in Kanagawa, Japan about an hour by train south of Tokyo. Photo: Tadashi Okoshi, CC BY 2.0.

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Engaku-ji

EngakujiEngakuji
  • Type: Buddhist complex
  • Description: Zen Buddhist temple
  • Location: Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
35.338° or 35° 20' 16.6' north
Longitude
139.5483° or 139° 32' 53.8' east
65 metres (213 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
way 695600375
11057979

Also Known As

  • Chinese: 圓覺寺
  • Danish: Engaku-ji
  • Dutch: Engaku-ji
  • Egyptian Arabic: انجاكو جى
  • French: Engaku-ji
  • Gan Chinese: 圓覺寺
  • German: Engaku-ji
  • German: Engakuji
  • Italian: Engaku-ji
  • Japanese: えんがくじ
  • Japanese: エンガクジ
  • Japanese: 円覚寺 (鎌倉市)
  • Japanese: 円覚寺
  • Japanese: 瑞鹿山
  • Japanese: 瑞鹿山 円覚興聖禅寺
  • Persian: انگاکو-جی
  • Polish: Engaku-ji
  • Spanish: Engaku-ji
  • Swedish: Engaku-ji
  • Engaku Ji

Other Places Named Engaku-ji

In the Area

Localities

  • Nishikanryō-yashikiLocality

Landmarks

  • Kitakamakura EkiRailroad station, 340 metres west
  • Mount RokkokukenHill, 410 metres northeast
  • Kenchō-jiBuddhist complex, 1 km southeast
  • Ugafuku JinjaShrine, 1½ km south

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