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KANAGAWA
Hokokuji Temple

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Visit date - 03/22/2022
Edit date - 03/26/2022






Hokokuji Temple belongs to Rinzaishu-Kenchojiha.
This temple is famous for the bamboo grove on its grounds.


















This is the entrance to Hokokuji Temple.

As soon as you enter Hokokuji Temple, you will see a Japanese garden.

This Japanese garden adopts the " Karesansui " style.
The "Karesansui" style is understood to be "a garden that uses mainly stones and sand on flat land to symbolically represent landscapes".
"Karesansui" style represents a stream or pond without the use of water.

This is the main hall of the temple.








Passing through the temple's main hall, visitors can stroll through a bamboo grove.





This is a Japanese garden set up behind the main hall of the temple.

After passing through this Japanese garden, you will finally enter a bamboo grove.

There is a rest area in the bamboo grove.






Continue further into the bamboo grove.






This is where the bamboo forest walk ends.








Here is where you can enjoy the bamboo grove.

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Hokokuji Temple
2-7-4 Jhomyoji,Kamakura-shi,Kanagawa-ken
248-0003 Japan

Home Page : https://houkokuji.or.jp
TEL : +81-467-22-0762

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