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Kōmyō-ji Temple 光明寺
Tenshōzan Renge-in Kōmyō-ji (天照山蓮華院光明寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo sect in Zaimokuza, near Kamakura, Japan, the only major one in the city to be close to the sea. Kōmyō-ji is number one among the Kantō Jūhachi Danrin (関東十八檀林), a group of 18 Jōdo temples established during the Edo period by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and dedicated to both the training of priests and scholarly research.
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| Location | Zaimokuza, Kanagawa (材木座 神奈川県) |
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| Coordinates | 35.30320, 139.55500 · Open in Google Maps |
| Type | Temple garden |
| Cultural property | Important Cultural Property of Japan |
| Established | 1243 |
| Official website | http://park16.wakwak.com/~komyo-ji/index.html |
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