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Kousokuji Temple

792 Juniso, Kamakura City, Kanagawa
Map of Kousokuji Temple

It is a temple of Jishu Buddhism founded in 1278. Legend has it that the high-ranking priest, Ippen, built a foundation and another high-ranking priest, Sakua, established it. Kousokuji Temple has been the training facility of Buddhist invocation for 700 years.

Essential Information

Admission hours

9am-4pm

Duration

15m

Admission fees

Access to temple grounds is free of charge.

Access

Take a bus from #5 bus stop at the East Exit of JR Kamakura Station (on the JR Yokosuka Line), alight at "Junisho" bus stop and walk 1 minute.

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