Hōkai-ji
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Kinryūzan Shakuman-in Endon Hōkai-ji 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
Hōkai-ji's Main Hall
The stele describing Hōkai-ji's history
The Taishi-dō
Tōshō-ji
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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
Hōkai-ji
…women and children) of the clan who, in accordance with the samurai code of honor, committed suicide on that day at their family temple (bodaiji) of Tōshō-ji to escape defeat. Together with ancient Sugimoto-dera, Hōkai-ji is the only temple of the Tendai denomination in Kamakura. Formerly a branch temple…
The site in Kamakura where Tōshō-ji once stood
The Hōjō Takatoki Harakiri Yagura