| Closed Day |
①Open every day |
| Opening Times | ① 9：00～16：30 ② Treasure Museum：10：00～16：00 ※The principal image will be displayed on April 7th and 8th. |
to see an explanation
There is "Fudo Myoo (Acala, Wisdom Kings) " who protects those born in the year of the bird.
There is "Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri kannon Bodhisattva)" " who protects those born in the year of the rabbit.
Honzon (Principal image of the Buddha) |
Shakyamuni Buddha
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| School | Shingon Risshu school |
| Founder (a person who provided financial support for the construction of a temple or a well-known person who lent support) | Houjou Shigetoki（The second regent of the Kamakura Shogunate) |
| Kaisan (the monk who first founded the temple, the first chief priest) |
Ninshou |
| Sangou (the name that is added before the name of the temple) | Ryoujusan |
Eastern Flower Temple Kamakura No. 1 |
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| Spring | Someiyoshino（March to April）、 wisteria（April to May）、 |
| Summer | hydrangea（May to July）、cotton（August to October）、 |
| Fall | Red spider lily（September to October）、Camellia（November to January） |
| Winter | ume blossom（January to March）、Daphne（February to April） |
| ①Kamakura 33 Kannon Bodhisattva, No. 22 | Nyoirin Kannon Bodhisattva |
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| ②Kamakura 33 Nyorai Buddha, No. 22 |
Dainichi Nyorai |
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| ③Kamakura 24 Jizo, No. 20 | MIchibiki Jizo Bodhisattva |
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| ④Kamakura 24 Jizo, No. 21 | Tsukikage Jizo Bodhisattva |
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In 1259 , Hojo Shigetoki (the third son of Hojo Yoshitoki, the second regent of the Kamakura Shogunate)built this temple with the support of Ninsho as its first chief priest.
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The area where Gokurakuji Temple is located was once called " Hell Valley " because it was a place where dead bodies were abandoned and people with nowhere to go gathered. It is said that Gokurakuji Temple was built for this reason .
In the past, the temple grounds also housed medical and welfare facilities such as a hospital and a medicinal bathhouse.In its heyday, the temple had 49 sub-temples in addition to the main hall, lecture hall, and 13-story pagoda, and the surrounding valley was said to be the temple grounds. Currently, the main hall, Kissho-in, remains.
It is the only Shingon Risshu school temple in Kamakura .
In front of the main hall there is a stone bowl and a stone mill that are said to have been used by Ninsho to make medicine.
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② There is Yakushi-nyorai (Medicine Buddha)
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③ There is Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri kannon Bodhisattva)
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④ There is Ninshou.
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⑤ There is Kosho Bosatsu.
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"It will be on display from April 7th to 9th"
This is a straw- thatched Sanmon(gate).
There is a 3.6m tall five-ringed tower of " Ninsho's Grave".
Insideis " Ninsho's remains" .
It is a national important cultural property .
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It will be open to the public on April 8th.
It is said to be the grave of Hojo Shigetoki ( the third son of Hojo Yoshitoki, the second regent of the Kamakura shogunate).
➀ There is a principal image of Shakya Buddha standing statue "
"It is a wooden statue of Shaka Nyorai "
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"It is said to be a replica of the Shaka Nyorai standing statue at Seiryoji Temple in Kyoto prefecture"
"It is considered a secret Buddha, but it will be open to the public from April 7th to 9th"
➁ There is a Wooden seated statue of Shakyamuni Buddha .
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It is a national important cultural property.
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➂ There is a Wooden standing statue of the Judaideshi .
➃ There is a " seated statue of Fudo Myoo (Acala, Wisdom Kings)
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"It was made inthe Heian period
It can be viewed on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from April 25th to May 25th and October 25th to November 25th (closed on rainy days)
There is a "MIchibiki Jizo Bodhisattva".
It is Kamakura 24 Jizo, No. 20．
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There is a"Tsukikage jizo Bodhisattva".
It is Kamakura 24 Jizo, No. 21．
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