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Kenchō-ji Temple 建長寺
Kenchō-ji (建長寺) is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples (the Kamakura Gozan) and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan. These temples were at the top of the Five Mountain System, a network of Zen temples started by the Hōjō Regents. Still very large, it originally had a full shichidō garan and 49 subtemples.
| Location | Yamanouchi, Kanagawa (山ノ内 神奈川県) |
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| Coordinates | 35.33179, 139.55535 · Open in Google Maps |
| Type | Temple garden |
| Cultural property | Place of Scenic Beauty, Historic Site of Japan, Important Cultural Property of Japan |
| Established | 1253 |
| Official website | https://www.kenchoji.com/ |
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