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Gokuraku ji (Kamakura)

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Affiliation
  
Shingon

Completed
  
1259

Phone
  
+81 467-22-3402

Country
  
Japan

Opened
  
1259

Founder
  
Hōjō Shigetoki

Gokuraku-ji (Kamakura)

Location
  
3-6-7 Gokuraku-ji Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture

Address
  
3 Chome-6-7 Gokurakuji, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture 248-0023, Japan

Similar
  
Gokurakuji Station, Inamuragasaki, Hase Station, Hase‑dera, Jojuin

Gokuraku-ji (極楽寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1259 by Ninshō (1217-1303) and has been restored and rebuilt many times since then.

References

Gokuraku-ji (Kamakura) Wikipedia