Affiliation Nichiren Shū Founder Unknown Phone +81 466-26-1911 | Country Japan Completed Unknown | |
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Location 3-14-3, Katase, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken Address 3-14-3 Katase, Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture 251-0032, Japan Similar Ryūkō‑ji, Honryuji, Manpuku‑ji Temple, Ryukomyo Shrine, Enoshima Station | ||
Jōryū-Ji (常立寺) is a temple of the Nichiren Shū, built in Katase, Fujisawa, Kanagawa. The mountain name is Ryūkō-zan (龍口山).
The temple is known for the stele commemorating the messengers from Yuan Dynasty, including To Seichū (Du Shizhong, Chinese: 杜世忠 ), who were killed by order of Hōjō Tokimune. It had an honor to have a visit in 2007 by Nambaryn Enkhbayar, President of Mongolia.
It is a famous place for its weeping flowering apricot trees, which attract many tourists' visit in early spring when they begin to bloom.
The temple's former headquarters was Minobu-san Kuon-ji and the current headquarters is Hongaku-ji (Japanese: 本覚寺), often referred to as "Kuon-ji West".
Access
One minute by walk from Shonan Monorail Enoshima line Shōnan-Enoshima Station.