Jokomyo-ji Temple
2-12-1 Ogigayatsu, Kamakura City, Kanagawa
- ENOSHIMA-KAMAKURA FREEPASS , KAMAKURA-ENOSHIMA PASS +5
Founded by Hojo Tokiyori and Hojo Nagatoki, Shikkens of Kamakura shogunate, and under the patronage of the Akahashi line of the Hojo clan, this temple was developed as a multi-disciplinary multi-sect temple. It is also known as being the place where shogun Ashikaga Takauji once lived after the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, after which he formed a deep relationship with Ashikaga Motouji. The site has many important cultural features, such as the Amitabha triad statue, and the entire precincts are designated as a National Historic Site.
Essential Information
| Admission hours |
Confirmation necessary |
|---|---|
| Duration |
30m |
| Closed | None (However, no storage room access on Mondays through Wednesdays, Fridays, when it rains, in August, and during the Year-end and New Year's holidays) |
| Admission fees | Payment is required (200 yen to visit the storage room) |
| Access | 15-minute walk from Kamakura Station |
