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Kencho-ji Temple

建長寺 · 神奈川県鎌倉市山ノ内8

Open to the public Paid entry verified Aug 13, 2026
Coordinates 35.33245, 139.55753 Open in Maps
Kencho-ji Temple (建長寺) — photographed on site
Photo by Tsuyoshi chiba · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How to get there

Nearest station Kita-Kamakura Station 北鎌倉駅 12 min walk
From Tokyo Station ~60 min · 0 transfers ≈ ¥850
Directions from Tokyo

Access & manners

Kamakura's oldest Zen temple.

  • No photography inside the Dharma hall.

This place in anime

Slam Dunk Temple in the Kamakura walk scenes.
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