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It is the most important of the 5 great Zen temples of Kamakura. Founded in 1253 by Hōjō Tokiyori (1227-1263), it was entrusted to the Chinese priest Daigaku Zenji. The temple burned several times and was rebuilt in the early Edo period. The great San-mon gate (1754) is admirable. To the right, you can see the Bonshō, the bell melted in 1255. The Hondō, built in 1646, has a coffered ceiling, painted by Kanō Motonobu, and a statue from Hōjō Tokiyori. Behind it, a small pond in a garden is attributed to Muso Soseki, builder of the Kyoto Tenryu-ji.

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flos06
flos06
Visited in october 2018
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Ce lieu dégage une sérénité peu rencontrée ailleurs. Nous y sommes allé assez tard, il n'y avait quasiment plus de touristes mais essentiellement des personnes venues faire une retraite spirituelle. Ce moment fut très agréable car lew monuments sont mag ifiques.
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Ce temple est un peu à l'écart du centre de Kamkura est ainsi moins fréquenté. On y retrouve donc plus l'ambiance zen que dans les autres temples de la ville. Les bâtiments en bois bruts sont très impressionnants et le jardin zen invite à la méditation. Il est possible de poursuivre la balade en hauteur pour atteindre un autre petit temple et avoir une vue sur la ville de Kamakura et la baie, et avec un peu de chance sur le mont Fuji.
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