Ryukoji Temple

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The head temple of Nichiren Buddhism, located in the Katase neighborhood of Kamakura. The temple’s honorific mountain name is Jakkozan. According to legend, in 1271, the great priest Nichiren was wrongly sentenced to death by beheading by the Kamakura shogunate, but just before the sentence could be executed, the executioners were blinded by a brilliant flash of light, and Nichiren’s life was spared. Thereafter, in 1337, one of Nichiren’s disciples, Nippo, built a hall commemorating the event in which he placed a figure of Nichiren he carved himself as well as the hide which was placed on a rock for Nichiren to rest on before being beheaded. This hall then eventually became the Ryuko-ji Temple. In addition to the main temple building and bell tower, the temple grounds are also home to the dungeon where Nichiren is said to have been imprisoned. The temple’s wooden five tier pagoda is one of only a very few nationwide that was constructed in the Meiji period.

Spot details

Address: Kanagawa Fujisawa-shi Katase 3-13-37 Map
Area: Shonan Area
Phone: 0466257357
Hours: 9:00-16:00 (may change depending on festivals, etc.)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Quietude

Reviewed : 2023.04.12

Set on a mountainside away from the hustle and bustle of nearby Katase / Enoshima this is a lovely complex of Buddhist worshipping places includes a 5 story pagoda and Thai like tower.
Near Enoshima station of Enoden

Reviewed : 2017.11.09

A few minutes walk from the Enoshima station of Enoden.Besides the gorgeous main shrine, some other structures are there.5 story Pagoda, white pagoda, and others.Another impressive event here was...
無事故を祈る！

Reviewed : 2022.01.20

一人旅で鎌倉駅から江の電の一日乗車券で乗り降りして散策しました。一番脳裏に残ったのは龍口寺前のS字カーブ併用線路のため車も人も横断するすごい交差点。交通整理員が何人もいるけれど車と江の電がぶつかりそうになったり、そのあとを自転車の人が横切ったりと事故が心配なほどです。こういう交差点だからなのか信号機がありませんでした。何度でも見に行きたいと交差点でした。