Jōryū-ji

Jōryū-ji
Genshi-zuka
Basic information
Location 3-14-3, Katase, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Geographic coordinates 35°18′45.57″N 139°29′17.85″E / 35.3126583°N 139.4882917°E / 35.3126583; 139.4882917
Affiliation Nichiren-shū
Country Japan
Architectural description
Founder Unknown
Completed Unknown

Jōryū-ji (常立寺) is a Nichiren-shū temple in Katase, Fujisawa, Kanagawa. Its 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. In 2007, it was visited 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.


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