Manpuku-ji Temple

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A Shingon Daikaku-ji Temple Buddhist temple located in the Koshigoe neighborhood of Kamakura City. The temple was founded in 744 by the priest Gyoki. The temple is known for being the place that Minamoto no Yoshitsune stayed at temporarily when he came to Kamakura to make amends with his brother, Minamoto no Yoritomo, with whom he had been in conflict. Yoshitsune also wrote a letter to his brother during his stay here. Because the temple was located in the Koshigoe area of Sagami Province, this letter is known as the “Koshigoe Letter,” and a rough draft of it is displayed on the temple grounds. The grounds are filled with a variety of other related historic artifacts and sites, such as the pond from which Yoshitsune scooped water to grind the ink for his letter, a stone on which the warrior monk and servant of Yoshitsune Benkei sat, and a stone Benkei lifted to test his strength.

Spot details

Address: Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Koshigoe 2-4-8 Map
Area: Kamakura Area
Phone: 0467313612
Hours: 9:00-16:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adult]200yen
[Junior high school students]100yen
Parking Lot: Available(10spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Day] 1-1,000yen
[Night] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Itineraries about this spot

A sightseeing plan from Enoshima to Kamakura via the scenic Enoden Train

1 day(s)

Review

Lovely Buddhist Temple

Reviewed : 2023.04.12

Lovely little Buddhist temple at the back of Koshigoe. Historically important in the Kamakura era. Home to some lovely traiditional art of the sliding doors and modernistic heavenly representation on...
行基が開祖の真言宗大覚寺派

Reviewed : 2022.08.11

源義経が平家を壇ノ浦で撃破して鎌倉へ凱旋した際に源頼朝から鎌倉入を認められず、留め置かれた宿所だそうです。頼朝宛てに書いた腰越状の下書きが保管展示されてます。薬師如来さんがご本尊です。真言宗大覚寺派のお寺です
山門の前を江ノ電が通る

Reviewed : 2020.08.30

江ノ電腰越駅から海に向かい少し歩きます。山門の前を江ノ電が通るため、撮影のスポットになっています。源義経のゆかりのお寺。