Reikō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Nichiren Buddhist temple in Kamakura City.
• Founded on the site of Tanabegaike pond.
• Admiral Hikonozo Kamimura helped establish it.
• Became Reikoji in 1957, originally Reikoden.

What to see

• A stone pagoda unearthed in the late Meiji era.
• A statue of Nichiren and the main hall.
• The 'Kiureiseki' plaque in the main hall.

Getting there

• 12-minute walk from Shichirigahama Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.