| Closed Day | Open daily |
| Opening Times | 24hours The principal image is not open to the public. ※The principal image may be open to the public around the New Year holidays and during the Golden Week holidays in May. |
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There is "Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri kannon Bodhisattva)" who protects those born in the year of the rabbit.
There is "Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra kannon Bodhisattva)" who protects those born in the year of the dragon.
There is "Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra kannon Bodhisattva)" who protects those born in the year of the serpent.
Honzon (Principal image of the Buddha) |
Shakyamuni buddha
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| School | Rinzai sect Kencho-ji School |
| Founder (a person who provided financial support for the construction of a temple or a well-known person who lent support) |
Houjou Masako |
| Kaisan (the monk who first founded the temple, the first chief priest) | Eisai |
| Sangou (the name that is added before the name of the temple) | KIkoku-san |
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| Fall | a Japanese maple（November to December） |
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①Kamakura 13 Nyorai Fugen Bosatsu |
It is in the main hall. （It is not open to the public） (If you want to know more about Samantabhadra kannon Bodhisattva, Click Here) |
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➁Kamakura 33 Kannon Eleven-faced |
It is in the main hall. （It is not open to the public） |
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➂Kamakura 24 jizo Jizo Bodhisattva |
Located in the Kamakura National Treasure Museum.I researched the Kamakura National Treasure Museum. (If you want to know more about Jizo Bodhisattva, Click Here) |
This temple was built in 1200 by Hojo Masako (wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo) who invited Eisai (a Zen priest of the Rinzai sect) to be the first chief priest .
It is said to have been built on the site of Minamoto no Yoshitomo's (father of Minamoto no Yoritomo) mansion.
Eisai - A Zen monk who first preached the Rinzai sect during the Kamakura period.
His pen namewas Myoan. He commonly known as Senko Kokushi .
He wrote "Kouzen Gokokuron" (Promoting Zen and Protecting the Nation), which asserted the legitimacy of Zen.
He also introduced tea to Japan from the Song Dynasty in China. He also wrote "Kissa Yojoki" (Record of Health Care after Drinking Tea), which describes the medicinal properties of tea.
➀He was the first chief priest of Jufuku- ji Temple in Kamakura and ➁ the first chief priest of Kennin-ji Temple in Kyoto .
It is said that Minamoto no Sanetomo (the third Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate) often came here to pray.
At its peak, it was a large temple with over a dozen sub-temples.
The main hall was rebuilt in 1644.
In 1966, the temple grounds were designated as a " national historic site."
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You can enter up to the middle gate, but beyond that point it is not open to the public.
It is"ranked third among the Five Mountains of Kamakura ." ( This indicates the status of the Zen temple.)
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② There is "Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra kannon Bodhisattva)"
It is Kamakura 33 Kannon Bodhisattva, No. 24
③ There is "Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri kannon Bodhisattva)".
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④ There is "Eleven-faced kannon Bodhisattva".
”Kamakura 24 jizo Bodhisattva, No. 9
The stone-paved approach to the temple stretches for 300 meters from the Sanmon Gate to the Chumon Gate . It is made of stone paving of a unique shape that can only be seen at Jufuku-ji Temple .
You can enter and see the stone paving right up to the Chumon Gate.
There is also a cemetery on the mountain behind the building.
① One is the grave of " Hojo Masako" (wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo; she provided financial support to build Jufukuji Temple) .
② One is the grave of " Minamoto no Sanetomo" (son of Hojo Masako, the third Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate) .
Also, because there is a pattern resembling arabesque on the grave of Minamoto no Sanetomo , it is also called "Karakusa Yagura" or "Ekaki Yagura" .
