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Discover Jōmyōji
Jōmyōji in Kamakura Shi (Kanagawa) is a town in Japan about 27 mi (or 43 km) south of Tokyo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Jōmyōji is now 08:28 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports near Jōmyōji, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Atsugi Naval Air Facility in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration in a distance of 48 mi (or 76 km), West. We discovered 6 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kamakura, Zushi, Fujisawa, Yokosuka and Yokohama. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Evening Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 30% |
Air Humidity | 90% |
Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
Wind Speed | Severe Gale with 34 km/h (21 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
18°C (65 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Sky is clear, high wind, near gale, clear sky.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
17°C (62 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
15°C (60 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kamakura Park Hotel
Hotel Mets Kamakura Ofuna
Shonan OVA
(RYOKAN) Kotsubo Kaigan Rinka
(RYOKAN) Kaihinso Kamakura
Hotel Kamakura Mori
Hayamakan (Kanagawa)
(RYOKAN) Mishimaya
Fujisawa Hotel
KKR Enoshima New Koyo
Videos from this area
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横須賀線鎌倉駅 Kamakura Station on Yokosuka Line
鎌倉駅発着の「横須賀線」・「成田エクスプレス」・「湘南新宿ライン」。 "Yokosuka line" train, the "Narita Express", and "Shonan-Shinjuku Line", departing and...
Kamakura
Kamakura is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about 50 kilometres south-south-west of Tokyo. Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books...
New Starbucks in Kamakura スターバックス鎌倉 (with tatami and swimming pool!!!)
http://www.starbucksmug.com/2011/08/japan-2008-starbucks-mug/ ~ Had a little trip to Kamakura this past few days and on our way back from an Inari fox shrine we found this awesome new design...
Autumn-Leaves at Kamakura-gū (鎌倉宮 紅葉)
Kamakura-gū is a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was erected by Emperor Meiji in 1869 to enshrine the spirit of Prince Morinaga, who was imprisoned and later executed where...
Kamakura 鎌倉 (FoF45)
Day 267 in Japan: Seeing Zeniarai-benten, Hase-dera, the Kamakura Daibutsu and having sweet potato ice cream.
Springtime in Enoshima and Kamakura 江ノ島 鎌倉
Daytrip to Enoshima and Kamakura, March 28th 2015. From Shinjuku station in Tokyo we took the Odakyu Line as far as Fujisawa before hopping on the Enoden electric railway to Enoshima, Hase...
Kenchō-ji Temple, Kamakura (鎌倉 建長寺)
Kenchō-ji 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.
鎌倉市 JR鎌倉駅 男子トイレ JR Kamakura Station men's toilet
撮影日 2013年12月28日 JR鎌倉駅の男子トイレ。 電車が到着すると、急に混むのでご注意を。 センサー式 ウォシュレット 無 トイレの住所は、神...
鎌倉/江の島 - Kamakura Enoshima | Sony α7R (ILCE-7R) | αと旅する
鎌倉市観光協会:http://www.kamakura-info.jp ・Kamakura City Tourist Association:http://en.kamakura-info.jp ・Sony α:http://www.sony.jp/ichigan/ ロケ地:鶴岡八幡宮,...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kamakura-gū
is a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was erected by Emperor Meiji in 1869 to enshrine the spirit of Prince Morinaga, who was imprisoned and later executed where the shrine now stands in 1335 by order of Ashikaga Tadayoshi. For this reason, the shrine is also known as Ōtōnomiya or Daitōnomiya from the Prince's full name (Ōtōnomiya Morinaga).
Tōshō-ji
was the Hōjō clan's family temple in Kamakura during the Kamakura period. Its founder was Taikō Gyōyū and it was constructed in 1237 by Hōjō Yasutoki in memory of his mother, who had her tomb there. According to the Taiheiki, from its foundation until the end of the Kamakura shogunate every regent was buried there. The temple no longer exists, since it was set on fire by the Hōjō themselves when the entire family committed suicide after Nitta Yoshisada's invasion of Kamakura on July 4, 1333.
Kantō kubō
(also called Kantō gosho, Kamakura kubō, or Kamakura gosho) was a title equivalent to shogun assumed by Ashikaga Motouji after his nomination to Kantō kanrei, or deputy shogun for the Kamakura-fu, in 1349. Motouji transferred his original title to the Uesugi family, which had previously held the hereditary title of shitsuji, and would thereafter provide the Kantō kanrei.
Ōkura Bakufu
(also called Ōkura Gosho is the name of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo's first government. It took its name from the location in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, where Yoritomo's palace used to stand. Ōkura in Kamakura is defined as the area comprised between Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, the Asaina Pass, the Namerigawa river and the Zen temple of Zuisen-ji.
Nikaidō
is the name of one of the administrative units of Kamakura, a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo. Nikaidō lies immediately to the east of Nishi Mikado and Yukinoshita, and used to be called Higashi Mikado. The name is still sometimes used. In it lie famous temples and shrines like Zuisen-ji, Egara Tenjinsha, Kamakura-gū and Kakuon-ji. It's in Nikaidō that first Kamakura shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo built Yōfuku-ji, one of his most important temples.
Myōhō–ji
Myōhō–ji is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It is one of a group of three built near the site in Matsubagayatsu, or the Valley of Pine Needles, where Nichiren, founder of the Buddhist sect that bears his name, is supposed to have had his hut. The temple has also close ties with Prince Morinaga and the Imperial House.
Zuisen-ji
is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect in Nikaidō's Momijigayatsu Valley (紅葉ヶ谷, Valley of the Autumn Leaves) near Kamakura, Japan. During the Muromachi period it was the family temple of the Ashikaga rulers of Kamakura: four of the five kubō are buried there in a private cemetery closed to the public and first kubō Ashikaga Motouji's is also known with the name Zuisen-ji-den .
Jōmyō-ji (Kamakura)
is a Zen Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect, Kenchō-ji school, in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Jōmyō-ji is Number Five of the five temples known as Kamakura Gozan ("Kamakura's Five Mountains"), and the only one of the five not founded by a member of the Hōjō clan. Jōmyō-ji has instead, as nearby Zuisen-ji, deep ties with the Ashikaga clan, and was one of the family's funeral temples. For this reason the family's kamon, or crest, is ubiquitous on its premises.
Hōkai-ji (Kamakura)
is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Often called Hagidera, or "bush-clover temple", because those flowers are numerous in its garden, its existence is directly linked to a famous tragedy that on July 4, 1333 wiped out almost the entire Hōjō clan, ruler of Japan for 135 years.
Sugimoto-dera
Sugimoto-dera is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the oldest temple in Kamakura and, together with Hōkai-ji, the only one of the Tendai denomination. The temple is Number one of the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage circuit. Two of the three statues of goddess Kannon it enshrines are Important Cultural Properties. Sugimotodera is nicknamed Geba Kannon ("Dismount Kannon"), because horsemen never failed to dismount from their steeds when they passed by.
Tomb of Minamoto no Yoritomo
The tomb of Minamoto no Yoritomo (see photo below) is a monument in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, located some hundred meters north of the site where the palace called Ōkura Bakufu, seat of Minamoto no Yoritomo's government, once stood. Although there is no evidence his remains are actually there, it is commonly assumed to be the resting place of Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder and first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate.
Hōkoku-ji
Hōkoku-ji is an old temple in the Kenchō-ji school of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism located in Kamakura, Japan. Famous for its bamboo garden, it is also known as "Bamboo Temple". A statue of Gautama Buddha, called Shaka Nyorai in Japanese, in a sacred hall is the temple's principal image. The original of a statue of Sho Kan'non is on display at the Kamakura Museum of National Treasures.