[Kanagawa Prefecture] Jufukuji Temple, one of the five great temples of Kamakura that retains the roots of the Genji clan

We went to Jufuku-ji Temple, located in the ancient capital of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. 🚶
This temple is one of the Five Mountains of Kamakura, along with Engaku-ji Temple and Kencho-ji Temple, which we visited last year.

This Zen temple was built by Hojo Masako, the wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo, who built the Kamakura Shogunate and founded the beginning of the samurai government, on the former residence of Yoritomo's father, Yoshitomo. 👀

The area around Jufuku-ji Temple is also known as the land of the roots of the Genji clan!

Going through the vermilion-painted mountain gate, a stone-paved approach stretches straight to the middle gate, and on both sides, trees covered in summer greenery grow, creating a truly beautiful landscape! Currently, you can only view the temple up to the Chumon gate, but I took a photo of the main hall from the Chumon gate 📸

There is a cemetery on the mountain behind the temple, and going further into the mountain, there are "yagura" (towers) carved into the mountain,
including one that is said to be the tomb of Hojo Masako and the third Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate, Minamoto no Sanetomo 🪦
There is something sobering about the land where great historical figures rest

Personally, I thought the stone-paved approach that stretches straight from the Sanmon gate to the Chumon gate was beautiful, creating a landscape that was in harmony with nature in a quiet atmosphere ✨
※There was a lot of moss growing on the side of the approach, and I was able to take a wonderful photo that was just like a Japanese landscape ✌️
The temple and moss are a perfect match, aren't they...! ——————————————
📍Location: Ogigatani, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture

[Access🚃]
About a 10-minute walk from the west exit of JR Yokosuka Line "Kamakura Station"
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