Eishō-ji
英勝寺
Visit Kamakura's only nunnery, a historic temple with important cultural properties and beautiful trees.
What it is
- A Jōdo-shū temple and Kamakura's only remaining nunnery.
- Founded by Eishō-in Ni, a concubine of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- Built on Eishō-in Ni's ancestral land.
- The 6th temple of the 100 Kanto Flower Temples.
What to see
- Butsuden, Sanmon, and Shōrō, built in 1643.
- Five buildings are National Important Cultural Properties.
- Temple grounds are former residence of Ōta Dōkan.
- A camellia and a trident maple are natural monuments.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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