Tokyo Day Trip Japanese Bamboo Forest, Hōkokuji Temple Kamakura (報国寺)【4K 360°】
Hōkoku-ji (報国寺) is a historic temple in Kamakura, Japan, belonging to the Kenchō-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism. It is also recognized as "Bamboo Temple" because of its bamboo garden. The temple's main image is a statue of Gautama Buddha in a religious hall named Shaka Nyorai in Japanese.
Access:
12 minutes by Keikyu bus or a 20-minute walk from JR Kamakura Station (Yokosuka Line, Shōnan–Shinjuku Line).Address: 2-7-4 Jōmyōji, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0003; phone: 0467-22-0762.
Admission: open 09:00-16:00; 200 JPY (adults), 100 JPY (children).
Links:
- 報国寺 HOUKOKUJI ～竹の庭 鎌倉 報国寺～
- Hōkoku-ji Temple (Japan Reference)
