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  • Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Muso believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
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  • Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Muso believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-11.jpg
  • Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Muso believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-17.jpg
  • Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Muso believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-13.jpg
  • Zuisenji Temple Stone Garden - Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Must Kobushi believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-1.jpg
  • 78.4 Zuisenji Temple Garden 瑞泉寺 is thought to have been built by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Soseki, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley surrounded by hills which serves as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond, Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden.  Muso believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.
    78.4.TENTATIVE-KAMAKURA-ZUISENJI-03.jpg
  • Zuisenji Temple Garden Bridges - laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Must Kobushi believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-7.jpg
  • Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Must Kobushi believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-5.jpg
  • Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Must Kobushi believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-4.jpg
  • Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Must Kobushi believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-6.jpg
  • Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Must Kobushi believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-2.jpg
  • 78.4 Zuisenji Temple Garden 瑞泉寺 is thought to have been built by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Soseki, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley surrounded by hills which serves as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond, Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden.  Muso believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.
    78.4.TENTATIVE-KAMAKURA-ZUISENJI-02.jpg
  • Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-2.jpg
  • Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-4.jpg
  • Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-1.jpg
  • Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-3.jpg
  • Sand Mandala at Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-5.jpg
  • Sand Mandala at Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-6.jpg
  • Kaizo-ji Temple Garden - Behind the main hall Ryugoden at Kaizoji there are caves and wells.  Because much of the water in Kamakura was once of low quality, these wells were very precious.  Some of the caves contain statues of Kannon Bosatsu as well as the wells themselves.   Beyond the caves, at the end of the trail, behind the main hall is a view of the temple’s Japanese garden, which takes advantage of the hilly terrain as backdrop a technique known as “borrowed scenery”.   The central pond reflects the caves, flowers encircling the pond, and the backdrop borrowed scenery in an artful way.  The Japanese garden at Kaizo-ji is normally closed to the public but is visible from the end of the cave well trail.
    kaizoji-garden-3.jpg
  • Kaizo-ji Temple Garden - Behind the main hall Ryugoden at Kaizoji there are caves and wells.  Because much of the water in Kamakura was once of low quality, these wells were very precious.  Some of the caves contain statues of Kannon Bosatsu as well as the wells themselves.   Beyond the caves, at the end of the trail, behind the main hall is a view of the temple’s Japanese garden, which takes advantage of the hilly terrain as backdrop a technique known as “borrowed scenery”.   The central pond reflects the caves, flowers encircling the pond, and the backdrop borrowed scenery in an artful way.  The Japanese garden at Kaizo-ji is normally closed to the public but is visible from the end of the cave well trail.
    kaizoji-garden-2.jpg
  • Kaizo-ji Temple Garden - Behind the main hall Ryugoden at Kaizoji there are caves and wells.  Because much of the water in Kamakura was once of low quality, these wells were very precious.  Some of the caves contain statues of Kannon Bosatsu as well as the wells themselves.   Beyond the caves, at the end of the trail, behind the main hall is a view of the temple’s Japanese garden, which takes advantage of the hilly terrain as backdrop a technique known as “borrowed scenery”.   The central pond reflects the caves, flowers encircling the pond, and the backdrop borrowed scenery in an artful way.  The Japanese garden at Kaizo-ji is normally closed to the public but is visible from the end of the cave well trail.
    kaizoji-garden-1.jpg
  • Chisen Kansho Horai Teien is the north garden of Nonin-ji Temple with a symbolic waterfall in the back and a pond under the waterfall, making use of the steep slope of the side of the Tenran-zan mountain.  The garden was created in the Momoyama Period and has been selected as one of the 100 famous Japanese gardens. The garden is considerable as it represents many gardening methods and forms of the era.  These include the artificial hill, an island that expresses the form of a tortoise, as well as a tsurujima that is to say an island made of stones and a pine tree to suggest the flight of a crane, a stone bridge, a cave, and a pond.
    noninji-garden-5.jpg
  • Chisen Kansho Horai Teien is the north garden of Nonin-ji Temple with a symbolic waterfall in the back and a pond under the waterfall, making use of the steep slope of the side of the Tenran-zan mountain.  The garden was created in the Momoyama Period and has been selected as one of the 100 famous Japanese gardens. The garden is considerable as it represents many gardening methods and forms of the era.  These include the artificial hill, an island that expresses the form of a tortoise, as well as a tsurujima that is to say an island made of stones and a pine tree to suggest the flight of a crane, a stone bridge, a cave, and a pond.
    noninji-garden-17.jpg
  • Chisen Kansho Horai Teien is the north garden of Nonin-ji Temple with a symbolic waterfall in the back and a pond under the waterfall, making use of the steep slope of the side of the Tenran-zan mountain.  The garden was created in the Momoyama Period and has been selected as one of the 100 famous Japanese gardens. The garden is considerable as it represents many gardening methods and forms of the era.  These include the artificial hill, an island that expresses the form of a tortoise, as well as a tsurujima that is to say an island made of stones and a pine tree to suggest the flight of a crane, a stone bridge, a cave, and a pond.
    noninji-garden-14.jpg
  • Chisen Kansho Horai Teien is the north garden of Nonin-ji Temple with a symbolic waterfall in the back and a pond under the waterfall, making use of the steep slope of the side of the Tenran-zan mountain.  The garden was created in the Momoyama Period and has been selected as one of the 100 famous Japanese gardens. The garden is considerable as it represents many gardening methods and forms of the era.  These include the artificial hill, an island that expresses the form of a tortoise, as well as a tsurujima that is to say an island made of stones and a pine tree to suggest the flight of a crane, a stone bridge, a cave, and a pond.
    noninji-garden-16.jpg
  • Chisen Kansho Horai Teien is the north garden of Nonin-ji Temple with a symbolic waterfall in the back and a pond under the waterfall, making use of the steep slope of the side of the Tenran-zan mountain.  The garden was created in the Momoyama Period and has been selected as one of the 100 famous Japanese gardens. The garden is considerable as it represents many gardening methods and forms of the era.  These include the artificial hill, an island that expresses the form of a tortoise, as well as a tsurujima that is to say an island made of stones and a pine tree to suggest the flight of a crane, a stone bridge, a cave, and a pond.
    noninji-garden-7.jpg
  • Chisen Kansho Horai Teien is the north garden of Nonin-ji Temple with a symbolic waterfall in the back and a pond under the waterfall, making use of the steep slope of the side of the Tenran-zan mountain.  The garden was created in the Momoyama Period and has been selected as one of the 100 famous Japanese gardens. The garden is considerable as it represents many gardening methods and forms of the era.  These include the artificial hill, an island that expresses the form of a tortoise, as well as a tsurujima that is to say an island made of stones and a pine tree to suggest the flight of a crane, a stone bridge, a cave, and a pond.
    noninji-garden-10.jpg
  • Chisen Kansho Horai Teien is the north garden of Nonin-ji Temple with a symbolic waterfall in the back and a pond under the waterfall, making use of the steep slope of the side of the Tenran-zan mountain.  The garden was created in the Momoyama Period and has been selected as one of the 100 famous Japanese gardens. The garden is considerable as it represents many gardening methods and forms of the era.  These include the artificial hill, an island that expresses the form of a tortoise, as well as a tsurujima that is to say an island made of stones and a pine tree to suggest the flight of a crane, a stone bridge, a cave, and a pond.
    noninji-garden-8.jpg
  • Chisen Kansho Horai Teien is the north garden of Nonin-ji Temple with a symbolic waterfall in the back and a pond under the waterfall, making use of the steep slope of the side of the Tenran-zan mountain.  The garden was created in the Momoyama Period and has been selected as one of the 100 famous Japanese gardens. The garden is considerable as it represents many gardening methods and forms of the era.  These include the artificial hill, an island that expresses the form of a tortoise, as well as a tsurujima that is to say an island made of stones and a pine tree to suggest the flight of a crane, a stone bridge, a cave, and a pond.
    noninji-garden-15.jpg
  • Kyorimbo Garden - The strolling garden at Kyorinbo was designed by Kobori Enshu during the Momoyama period . It is open for a limited time every year only on weekends and holidays in spring and in autumn.The pond-viewing garden facing the main hall where Tsurushima and Kameshima are represented by numerous rocks on the slope, the moss attached to the stone makes one feel the depth of history. There is also Kakejiku Garden that you can see from inside the main hall. In front of the Enshu Garden, the place where you can enjoy the bright red autumn leaves built at the end of the Muromachi period.  Kyorinbo was founded by Prince Shotoku. The temple name Kyorin is derived from the fact that the prince preached in the forest, and a large preaching rock and a sacred cave enshrining the principal image are left in the precincts. It is also called Stone Temple.
    kyorinbo-garden-3.jpg
  • Butsugyoji is a temple related to Kajiwara Kagetoki, located in a quiet residential area of Fueda Kamakura.  It is most famous for its pond garden and azaleas and rhododendrons ithat are in bloom in April and May.  The azaleas are planted, helter-skelter in an undulating pattern on the hill facing Mt. Fueda which has a large and popular public park.  Above the temple itself, there is a hiking trail through that passes by several caves, the trail leads up to the tomb of Kajiwara at the top.   In 1958 the main hall collapsed due to a landslide but was quickly rebuilt.
    Butsugyoji-15.jpg
  • Zuisenji Garden Hydrangeas - Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Must Kobushi believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-10.jpg
  • Zuisenji Garden Hydrangeas - Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Must Kobushi believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
    zuisenji-3.jpg
  • Jochiji Hotei God of Happiness Cave - Jochiji ranks 4th of the five great Zen Buddhist temples of Kamakura -  a branch of Engakuji located a few hundred meters away. Jochi-ji was founded in 1283 by the ruling Hojo family, to honor the premature death of their son. This was once a large temple complex with many sub-temples but now it is calm.  Behind the temple a circular path leads through the temple garden past caves and a graveyard.  At the temple's entrance at the bottom of the hill is one of the ten celebrated wells of Kamakura.  Jochiji is unique in that it has a two storey main gate with a bell on the second floor, an unusual combination at Japanese temples.  In addition the shape of the windows are in the shape of bells. The bell itself was cast in 1340.  At its peak, the Temple had 11 different structures including the main hall as well as numerous sub-temples, with 500 residents in the temple precinct.  Many people are familiar with Jochiji as it is alongside the Daibutsu Hiking Trail.  Many visitors hiking or making pilgrimage to the Great Buddha of Kamakura along this trail pass by Jochiji and many stop for a visit en route.
    hotei-04.jpg
  • Jochiji Hotei God of Happiness Cave - Jochiji ranks 4th of the five great Zen Buddhist temples of Kamakura -  a branch of Engakuji located a few hundred meters away. Jochi-ji was founded in 1283 by the ruling Hojo family, to honor the premature death of their son. This was once a large temple complex with many sub-temples but now it is calm.  Behind the temple a circular path leads through the temple garden past caves and a graveyard.  At the temple's entrance at the bottom of the hill is one of the ten celebrated wells of Kamakura.  Jochiji is unique in that it has a two storey main gate with a bell on the second floor, an unusual combination at Japanese temples.  In addition the shape of the windows are in the shape of bells. The bell itself was cast in 1340.  At its peak, the Temple had 11 different structures including the main hall as well as numerous sub-temples, with 500 residents in the temple precinct.  Many people are familiar with Jochiji as it is alongside the Daibutsu Hiking Trail.  Many visitors hiking or making pilgrimage to the Great Buddha of Kamakura along this trail pass by Jochiji and many stop for a visit en route.
    hotei-03.jpg
  • Jochiji Hotei God of Happiness Cave - Jochiji ranks 4th of the five great Zen Buddhist temples of Kamakura -  a branch of Engakuji located a few hundred meters away. Jochi-ji was founded in 1283 by the ruling Hojo family, to honor the premature death of their son. This was once a large temple complex with many sub-temples but now it is calm.  Behind the temple a circular path leads through the temple garden past caves and a graveyard.  At the temple's entrance at the bottom of the hill is one of the ten celebrated wells of Kamakura.  Jochiji is unique in that it has a two storey main gate with a bell on the second floor, an unusual combination at Japanese temples.  In addition the shape of the windows are in the shape of bells. The bell itself was cast in 1340.  At its peak, the Temple had 11 different structures including the main hall as well as numerous sub-temples, with 500 residents in the temple precinct.  Many people are familiar with Jochiji as it is alongside the Daibutsu Hiking Trail.  Many visitors hiking or making pilgrimage to the Great Buddha of Kamakura along this trail pass by Jochiji and many stop for a visit en route.
    hotei-02.jpg
  • Jochiji Hotei God of Happiness Cave - Jochiji ranks 4th of the five great Zen Buddhist temples of Kamakura -  a branch of Engakuji located a few hundred meters away. Jochi-ji was founded in 1283 by the ruling Hojo family, to honor the premature death of their son. This was once a large temple complex with many sub-temples but now it is calm.  Behind the temple a circular path leads through the temple garden past caves and a graveyard.  At the temple's entrance at the bottom of the hill is one of the ten celebrated wells of Kamakura.  Jochiji is unique in that it has a two storey main gate with a bell on the second floor, an unusual combination at Japanese temples.  In addition the shape of the windows are in the shape of bells. The bell itself was cast in 1340.  At its peak, the Temple had 11 different structures including the main hall as well as numerous sub-temples, with 500 residents in the temple precinct.  Many people are familiar with Jochiji as it is alongside the Daibutsu Hiking Trail.  Many visitors hiking or making pilgrimage to the Great Buddha of Kamakura along this trail pass by Jochiji and many stop for a visit en route.
    hotei-01.jpg
  • The strolling garden at Kyorinbo was designed by Kobori Enshu during the Momoyama period . It is open for a limited time every year only on weekends and holidays in spring and in autumn.The pond-viewing garden facing the main hall where Tsurushima and Kameshima are represented by numerous rocks on the slope, the moss attached to the stone makes one feel the depth of history. There is also Kakejiku Garden that you can see from inside the main hall. In front of the Enshu Garden, the place where you can enjoy the bright red autumn leaves built at the end of the Muromachi period.  Kyorinbo was founded by Prince Shotoku. The temple name Kyorin is derived from the fact that the prince preached in the forest, and a large preaching rock and a sacred cave enshrining the principal image are left in the precincts. It is also called Stone Temple.
    kyorinbo-1.jpg
  • The strolling garden at Kyorinbo was designed by Kobori Enshu during the Momoyama period . It is open for a limited time every year only on weekends and holidays in spring and in autumn.The pond-viewing garden facing the main hall where Tsurushima and Kameshima are represented by numerous rocks on the slope, the moss attached to the stone makes one feel the depth of history. There is also Kakejiku Garden that you can see from inside the main hall. In front of the Enshu Garden, the place where you can enjoy the bright red autumn leaves built at the end of the Muromachi period.  Kyorinbo was founded by Prince Shotoku. The temple name Kyorin is derived from the fact that the prince preached in the forest, and a large preaching rock and a sacred cave enshrining the principal image are left in the precincts. It is also called Stone Temple.
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  • The strolling garden at Kyorinbo was designed by Kobori Enshu during the Momoyama period . It is open for a limited time every year only on weekends and holidays in spring and in autumn.The pond-viewing garden facing the main hall where Tsurushima and Kameshima are represented by numerous rocks on the slope, the moss attached to the stone makes one feel the depth of history. There is also Kakejiku Garden that you can see from inside the main hall. In front of the Enshu Garden, the place where you can enjoy the bright red autumn leaves built at the end of the Muromachi period.  Kyorinbo was founded by Prince Shotoku. The temple name Kyorin is derived from the fact that the prince preached in the forest, and a large preaching rock and a sacred cave enshrining the principal image are left in the precincts. It is also called Stone Temple.
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  • The strolling garden at Kyorinbo was designed by Kobori Enshu during the Momoyama period . It is open for a limited time every year only on weekends and holidays in spring and in autumn.The pond-viewing garden facing the main hall where Tsurushima and Kameshima are represented by numerous rocks on the slope, the moss attached to the stone makes one feel the depth of history. There is also Kakejiku Garden that you can see from inside the main hall. In front of the Enshu Garden, the place where you can enjoy the bright red autumn leaves built at the end of the Muromachi period.  Kyorinbo was founded by Prince Shotoku. The temple name Kyorin is derived from the fact that the prince preached in the forest, and a large preaching rock and a sacred cave enshrining the principal image are left in the precincts. It is also called Stone Temple.
    kyorinbo-3.jpg
  • The strolling garden at Kyorinbo was designed by Kobori Enshu during the Momoyama period . It is open for a limited time every year only on weekends and holidays in spring and in autumn.The pond-viewing garden facing the main hall where Tsurushima and Kameshima are represented by numerous rocks on the slope, the moss attached to the stone makes one feel the depth of history. There is also Kakejiku Garden that you can see from inside the main hall. In front of the Enshu Garden, the place where you can enjoy the bright red autumn leaves built at the end of the Muromachi period.  Kyorinbo was founded by Prince Shotoku. The temple name Kyorin is derived from the fact that the prince preached in the forest, and a large preaching rock and a sacred cave enshrining the principal image are left in the precincts. It is also called Stone Temple.
    kyorinbo-amber.jpg
  • The strolling garden at Kyorinbo was designed by Kobori Enshu during the Momoyama period . It is open for a limited time every year only on weekends and holidays in spring and in autumn.The pond-viewing garden facing the main hall where Tsurushima and Kameshima are represented by numerous rocks on the slope, the moss attached to the stone makes one feel the depth of history. There is also Kakejiku Garden that you can see from inside the main hall. In front of the Enshu Garden, the place where you can enjoy the bright red autumn leaves built at the end of the Muromachi period.  Kyorinbo was founded by Prince Shotoku. The temple name Kyorin is derived from the fact that the prince preached in the forest, and a large preaching rock and a sacred cave enshrining the principal image are left in the precincts. It is also called Stone Temple.
    kyorinbo-7.jpg
  • The strolling garden at Kyorinbo was designed by Kobori Enshu during the Momoyama period . It is open for a limited time every year only on weekends and holidays in spring and in autumn.The pond-viewing garden facing the main hall where Tsurushima and Kameshima are represented by numerous rocks on the slope, the moss attached to the stone makes one feel the depth of history. There is also Kakejiku Garden that you can see from inside the main hall. In front of the Enshu Garden, the place where you can enjoy the bright red autumn leaves built at the end of the Muromachi period.  Kyorinbo was founded by Prince Shotoku. The temple name Kyorin is derived from the fact that the prince preached in the forest, and a large preaching rock and a sacred cave enshrining the principal image are left in the precincts. It is also called Stone Temple.
    kyorinbo-6.jpg
  • The strolling garden at Kyorinbo was designed by Kobori Enshu during the Momoyama period . It is open for a limited time every year only on weekends and holidays in spring and in autumn.The pond-viewing garden facing the main hall where Tsurushima and Kameshima are represented by numerous rocks on the slope, the moss attached to the stone makes one feel the depth of history. There is also Kakejiku Garden that you can see from inside the main hall. In front of the Enshu Garden, the place where you can enjoy the bright red autumn leaves built at the end of the Muromachi period.  Kyorinbo was founded by Prince Shotoku. The temple name Kyorin is derived from the fact that the prince preached in the forest, and a large preaching rock and a sacred cave enshrining the principal image are left in the precincts. It is also called Stone Temple.
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  • Pond Garden atDoukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-12.jpg
  • Pond Garden atDoukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-16.jpg
  • Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-14.jpg
  • Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-13.jpg
  • Pond Garden atDoukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-11.jpg
  • Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-8.jpg
  • Pond Garden atDoukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-15.jpg
  • Koyamaji Temple Garden - Koyama-ji - this area was once a single field called Sen-Yugahara Field Where Hermits Play. This area was a playground for the young Kobo Daishi who was born in nearby Zentsuji.   This is where he used to make Buddha statues with mud, built temples out of plants, and layer stones to create pagodas.  Koyamaji Temple’s origins date back 1,200 years. Kobo Daishi took over renovations for the Manno-Ike Reservoir, prayed for the safe completion of the project at the cave on Mt. Koyama. With cooperation from Kobo Daishi’s followers, the Manno-ike Reservoir renovations were completed safely in just three months. 
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  • Koyamaji Temple Garden - Koyama-ji - this area was once a single field called Sen-Yugahara Field Where Hermits Play. This area was a playground for the young Kobo Daishi who was born in nearby Zentsuji.   This is where he used to make Buddha statues with mud, built temples out of plants, and layer stones to create pagodas.  Koyamaji Temple’s origins date back 1,200 years. Kobo Daishi took over renovations for the Manno-Ike Reservoir, prayed for the safe completion of the project at the cave on Mt. Koyama. With cooperation from Kobo Daishi’s followers, the Manno-ike Reservoir renovations were completed safely in just three months. 
    Koyamaji-1.jpg
  • Koyamaji Temple Garden - Koyama-ji - this area was once a single field called Sen-Yugahara Field Where Hermits Play. This area was a playground for the young Kobo Daishi who was born in nearby Zentsuji.   This is where he used to make Buddha statues with mud, built temples out of plants, and layer stones to create pagodas.  Koyamaji Temple’s origins date back 1,200 years. Kobo Daishi took over renovations for the Manno-Ike Reservoir, prayed for the safe completion of the project at the cave on Mt. Koyama. With cooperation from Kobo Daishi’s followers, the Manno-ike Reservoir renovations were completed safely in just three months. 
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  • Butsugyoji is a temple related to Kajiwara Kagetoki, located in a quiet residential area of Fueda Kamakura.  It is most famous for its pond garden and azaleas and rhododendrons ithat are in bloom in April and May.  The azaleas are planted, helter-skelter in an undulating pattern on the hill facing Mt. Fueda which has a large and popular public park.  Above the temple itself, there is a hiking trail through that passes by several caves, the trail leads up to the tomb of Kajiwara at the top.   In 1958 the main hall collapsed due to a landslide but was quickly rebuilt.
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  • Zuisenji Temple Moss Stairway - Zuisenji Temple Garden was laid out by renowned garden designer and Zen Buddhist monk Muso Kokushi, founder of the temple.  Zuisen-ji is located in a valley called Momijigayatsu surrounded by hills which serve as natural background for the garden.  Beyond the small pond Tennyodo cave is a hall used for meditation and appreciating the moon reflected on the surface of Choseichi Pond.  Zuisenji Temple Garden uses these natural rocks and caves as elements of the garden. Bridges are built across the western side of the pond.  The garden is the only remaining one of the gardens in Kamakura that were constructed during the Kamakura Era.  Must Kobushi believed that understanding landscapes and gardens led to the cultivation of the human mind.  The temple is also known for its flowers and trees in other parts of the temple grounds, particularly plum trees and hydrangeas.
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  • Doukutsu Kannon Tokumei-en - Tokuzo Yamada decided to construct a sacred grounds that people could come together to enjoy. Construction began in 1919, and Yamada continued to invest his own private fortune in it. The sacred underground temple was completed without the help of modern machinery, using pickaxes, shovels, and sheer manpower to dig out the mountain, fill in the valley, excavate the pond, and haul the stones.  Tokumei-en was built simultaneously alongside Doukutsu Kannon, and is considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the northern Kanto area. The garden is known for its unique rising and falling landscape, but it was built on what was originally an even slope. Earth dug out in the construction of the cave was used to create the garden's undulating quality.  The garden was originally built for Yamada's personal enjoyment and not open to the public as it is now. When spring begins, it is full of azaleas, mountain cherries, and brilliant fresh verdure. In summer come the hydrangeas, and its glorious autumn leaves are renowned
    Doukutsu-Kannon-Tokumei-en-10.jpg
  • Japanese Garden at Okuboji,  the 88th temple on the pilgrimage route of the 88 Shikoku Holy Places and the last temple of the 88. It is dedicated to getting rid of bad luck, and to grant your wishes. It is called the 'Temple of Wish Fulfillment'. Next to the cave is a spring where pristine water bubbles. As this is the last sacred spot along the pilgrimage, many people leave their pilgrim staffs here once they have completed their journey, and dedicate their staffs to all pilgrims who have completed the route.  Although Okuboji is the 88th and final stop, most pilgrims feel that the entire journey has not yet been completed until they pass by temple number one, then onto Koyasan afterwards.
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  • Japanese Garden at Okuboji,  the 88th temple on the pilgrimage route of the 88 Shikoku Holy Places and the last temple of the 88. It is dedicated to getting rid of bad luck, and to grant your wishes. It is called the 'Temple of Wish Fulfillment'. Next to the cave is a spring where pristine water bubbles. As this is the last sacred spot along the pilgrimage, many people leave their pilgrim staffs here once they have completed their journey, and dedicate their staffs to all pilgrims who have completed the route.  Although Okuboji is the 88th and final stop, most pilgrims feel that the entire journey has not yet been completed until they pass by temple number one, then onto Koyasan afterwards.
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  • Jochiji Caves - Jochiji ranks 4th of the five great Zen Buddhist temples of Kamakura -  a branch of Engakuji located a few hundred meters away. Jochi-ji was founded in 1283 by the ruling Hojo family, to honor the premature death of their son. This was once a large temple complex with many sub-temples but now it is calm.  Behind the temple a circular path leads through the temple garden past caves and a graveyard.  At the temple's entrance at the bottom of the hill is one of the ten celebrated wells of Kamakura.  Jochiji is unique in that it has a two storey main gate with a bell on the second floor, an unusual combination at Japanese temples.  In addition the shape of the windows are in the shape of bells. The bell itself was cast in 1340.  At its peak, the Temple had 11 different structures including the main hall as well as numerous sub-temples, with 500 residents in the temple precinct.  Many people are familiar with Jochiji as it is alongside the Daibutsu Hiking Trail.  Many visitors hiking or making pilgrimage to the Great Buddha of Kamakura along this trail pass by Jochiji and many stop for a visit en route.
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  • Jochiji Caves - Jochiji ranks 4th of the five great Zen Buddhist temples of Kamakura -  a branch of Engakuji located a few hundred meters away. Jochi-ji was founded in 1283 by the ruling Hojo family, to honor the premature death of their son. This was once a large temple complex with many sub-temples but now it is calm.  Behind the temple a circular path leads through the temple garden past caves and a graveyard.  At the temple's entrance at the bottom of the hill is one of the ten celebrated wells of Kamakura.  Jochiji is unique in that it has a two storey main gate with a bell on the second floor, an unusual combination at Japanese temples.  In addition the shape of the windows are in the shape of bells. The bell itself was cast in 1340.  At its peak, the Temple had 11 different structures including the main hall as well as numerous sub-temples, with 500 residents in the temple precinct.  Many people are familiar with Jochiji as it is alongside the Daibutsu Hiking Trail.  Many visitors hiking or making pilgrimage to the Great Buddha of Kamakura along this trail pass by Jochiji and many stop for a visit en route.
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  • Zen Garden at Hase-dera - Hase-dera officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
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  • Zen Garden at Hase-dera - Hase-dera officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    hasedera-zen-3.jpg
  • Zen Garden at Hase-dera - Hase-dera officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    hasedera-zen-2.jpg
  • Zen Garden at Hase-dera - Hase-dera officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    hasedera-zen-1.jpg
  • Hase-Dera Garden - Since the year 736, Hase-Dera Temple has been known as the 4th station among the 33 holy places in the Kanto area, and one of the main stops for Buddhist pilgrims in Kamakura, situated down the street from the Great Buddha of Kamakura. Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast.
    hasedera-garden-05.jpg
  • Hase-Dera Garden - Since the year 736, Hase-Dera Temple has been known as the 4th station among the 33 holy places in the Kanto area, and one of the main stops for Buddhist pilgrims in Kamakura, situated down the street from the Great Buddha of Kamakura. Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast.
    hasedera-garden-01.jpg
  • Hase-Dera Garden - Since the year 736, Hase-Dera Temple has been known as the 4th station among the 33 holy places in the Kanto area, and one of the main stops for Buddhist pilgrims in Kamakura, situated down the street from the Great Buddha of Kamakura. Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast.
    hasedera-garden-03.jpg
  • Since the year 736, Hase-Dera Temple has been known as the 4th station among the 33 holy places in the Kanto area, and one of the main stops for Buddhist pilgrims in Kamakura, situated down the street from the Great Buddha of Kamakura.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast.
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  • Since the year 736, Hase-Dera Temple has been known as the 4th station among the 33 holy places in the Kanto area, and one of the main stops for Buddhist pilgrims in Kamakura, situated down the street from the Great Buddha of Kamakura.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast.
    hase-dera-garden-2.jpg
  • Jochiji Caves - Jochiji ranks 4th of the five great Zen Buddhist temples of Kamakura -  a branch of Engakuji located a few hundred meters away. Jochi-ji was founded in 1283 by the ruling Hojo family, to honor the premature death of their son. This was once a large temple complex with many sub-temples but now it is calm.  Behind the temple a circular path leads through the temple garden past caves and a graveyard.  At the temple's entrance at the bottom of the hill is one of the ten celebrated wells of Kamakura.  Jochiji is unique in that it has a two storey main gate with a bell on the second floor, an unusual combination at Japanese temples.  In addition the shape of the windows are in the shape of bells. The bell itself was cast in 1340.  At its peak, the Temple had 11 different structures including the main hall as well as numerous sub-temples, with 500 residents in the temple precinct.  Many people are familiar with Jochiji as it is alongside the Daibutsu Hiking Trail.  Many visitors hiking or making pilgrimage to the Great Buddha of Kamakura along this trail pass by Jochiji and many stop for a visit en route.
    jochi-ji-4.jpg
  • Zen Garden at Hase-dera - Hase-dera officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    hasedera-zen-4.jpg
  • Hase-Dera Garden - Since the year 736, Hase-Dera Temple has been known as the 4th station among the 33 holy places in the Kanto area, and one of the main stops for Buddhist pilgrims in Kamakura, situated down the street from the Great Buddha of Kamakura. Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast.
    hasedera-garden-04.jpg
  • Hase-Dera Garden - Since the year 736, Hase-Dera Temple has been known as the 4th station among the 33 holy places in the Kanto area, and one of the main stops for Buddhist pilgrims in Kamakura, situated down the street from the Great Buddha of Kamakura. Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast.
    hasedera-garden-06.jpg
  • Jochiji Caves - Jochiji ranks 4th of the five great Zen Buddhist temples of Kamakura -  a branch of Engakuji located a few hundred meters away. Jochi-ji was founded in 1283 by the ruling Hojo family, to honor the premature death of their son. This was once a large temple complex with many sub-temples but now it is calm.  Behind the temple a circular path leads through the temple garden past caves and a graveyard.  At the temple's entrance at the bottom of the hill is one of the ten celebrated wells of Kamakura.  Jochiji is unique in that it has a two storey main gate with a bell on the second floor, an unusual combination at Japanese temples.  In addition the shape of the windows are in the shape of bells. The bell itself was cast in 1340.  At its peak, the Temple had 11 different structures including the main hall as well as numerous sub-temples, with 500 residents in the temple precinct.  Many people are familiar with Jochiji as it is alongside the Daibutsu Hiking Trail.  Many visitors hiking or making pilgrimage to the Great Buddha of Kamakura along this trail pass by Jochiji and many stop for a visit en route.
    jochi-ji-13.jpg
  • Dreamworld is an amusement park in  Pathum Thani just north of Bangkok. The park is divided into zones with specific themes such as Dream World Plaza, Dream Gardens, Fantasy Land, and Adventure Land.  The interior of the park is filled with over 40 imported rides and family attractions such as Fairy Tale Land, or Love Garden where you can fill your heart with love in the beautifully cultivated and romantically decorated garden complete with Cupid - among hundreds of floral heart creations scattered throughout the garden. Try the  Witch's Cave - the skull-shaped cave is the place where the wicked witch lives with her pet fire dragon
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  • Suikinkutusu is a Japanese garden ornament and a sound producing device.  Also known as a "water harp" it is commonly part of a chozubachi, a place for washing the hands at a temple garden or before tea ceremony.  In the past these contraptions were called tosuimon.  The sound is made when water drops into the cavern below, reflecting on the enclosed jar underneath and creates a water echo effect such as in a cave.
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  • Suikinkutusu is a Japanese garden ornament and a sound producing device.  Also known as a "water harp" it is commonly part of a chozubachi, a place for washing the hands at a temple garden or before tea ceremony.  In the past these contraptions were called tosuimon.  The sound is made when water drops into the cavern below, reflecting on the enclosed jar underneath and creates a water echo effect such as in a cave.
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  • Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
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  • Since the year 736, Hase-Dera Temple has been known as the 4th station among the 33 holy places in the Kanto area, and one of the main stops for Buddhist pilgrims in Kamakura, situated down the street from the Great Buddha of Kamakura.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast.
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  • Sakura at Hasedera - Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
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  • Sakura at Hasedera - Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
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  • Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    kamakura-hasedera-05.jpg
  • Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    kamakura-hasedera-03.jpg
  • Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    kamakura-hase-dera-04.jpg
  • Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    kamakura-hase-dera-01.jpg
  • Hasedera Gate - Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hasedera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant uphill with a birds-eye view of the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.
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  • Hasedera Gate - Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    kamakura-hasedera-04.jpg
  • Hasedera Gate - Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    kamakura-hasedera-02.jpg
  • Hasedera Gate - Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    kamakura-hasedera-01.jpg
  • Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    kamakura-hase-dera-05.jpg
  • Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
    kamakura-hase-dera-02.jpg
  • Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura is officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a birds-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan.  Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.
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  • Dreamworld is an amusement park in  Pathum Thani just north of Bangkok. The park is divided into zones with specific themes such as Dream World Plaza, Dream Gardens, Fantasy Land, and Adventure Land.  The interior of the park is filled with over 40 imported rides and family attractions such as Fairy Tale Land, or Love Garden where you can fill your heart with love in the beautifully cultivated and romantically decorated garden complete with Cupid - among hundreds of floral heart creations scattered throughout the garden. Try the  Witch's Cave - the skull-shaped cave is the place where the wicked witch lives with her pet fire dragon
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  • Dreamworld is an amusement park in  Pathum Thani just north of Bangkok. The park is divided into zones with specific themes such as Dream World Plaza, Dream Gardens, Fantasy Land, and Adventure Land.  The interior of the park is filled with over 40 imported rides and family attractions such as Fairy Tale Land, or Love Garden where you can fill your heart with love in the beautifully cultivated and romantically decorated garden complete with Cupid - among hundreds of floral heart creations scattered throughout the garden. Try the  Witch's Cave - the skull-shaped cave is the place where the wicked witch lives with her pet fire dragon
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  • Dreamworld is an amusement park in  Pathum Thani just north of Bangkok. The park is divided into zones with specific themes such as Dream World Plaza, Dream Gardens, Fantasy Land, and Adventure Land.  The interior of the park is filled with over 40 imported rides and family attractions such as Fairy Tale Land, or Love Garden where you can fill your heart with love in the beautifully cultivated and romantically decorated garden complete with Cupid - among hundreds of floral heart creations scattered throughout the garden. Try the  Witch's Cave - the skull-shaped cave is the place where the wicked witch lives with her pet fire dragon
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  • Dreamworld is an amusement park in  Pathum Thani just north of Bangkok. The park is divided into zones with specific themes such as Dream World Plaza, Dream Gardens, Fantasy Land, and Adventure Land.  The interior of the park is filled with over 40 imported rides and family attractions such as Fairy Tale Land, or Love Garden where you can fill your heart with love in the beautifully cultivated and romantically decorated garden complete with Cupid - among hundreds of floral heart creations scattered throughout the garden. Try the  Witch's Cave - the skull-shaped cave is the place where the wicked witch lives with her pet fire dragon
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  • Dreamworld is an amusement park in  Pathum Thani just north of Bangkok. The park is divided into zones with specific themes such as Dream World Plaza, Dream Gardens, Fantasy Land, and Adventure Land.  The interior of the park is filled with over 40 imported rides and family attractions such as Fairy Tale Land, or Love Garden where you can fill your heart with love in the beautifully cultivated and romantically decorated garden complete with Cupid - among hundreds of floral heart creations scattered throughout the garden. Try the  Witch's Cave - the skull-shaped cave is the place where the wicked witch lives with her pet fire dragon
    bangkok-dreamworld-2.jpg
  • Dreamworld is an amusement park in  Pathum Thani just north of Bangkok. The park is divided into zones with specific themes such as Dream World Plaza, Dream Gardens, Fantasy Land, and Adventure Land.  The interior of the park is filled with over 40 imported rides and family attractions such as Fairy Tale Land, or Love Garden where you can fill your heart with love in the beautifully cultivated and romantically decorated garden complete with Cupid - among hundreds of floral heart creations scattered throughout the garden. Try the  Witch's Cave - the skull-shaped cave is the place where the wicked witch lives with her pet fire dragon
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