temples

The main entrance of the Engakuji in Kita-Kamakura.

The Butsuden (Main Hall) at the Engakuji, dedicated to Hokan Shaka Nyorai. The original building collapsed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and was rebuilt in 1964.

The Shorei-in Temple at the Engakuji

The Sanmon or Main Gate was rebuilt in 1785, when Seisetsu Shucho (Daiyu Kokushi) reconstructed Engakuji.

Entrance to the Shōmyōji at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama

View through Shōmyōji's karamon onto the honden (main hall)

The karamon or karakado (唐門) of Shōmyōji Temple at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama

Shōmyōji Temple at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama

The honden (main hall) of Shōmyōji Temple at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama

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