Kencho-ji

.Kencho-Ji is very large Zen temple complex in a serene setting featuring gardens & a trail with views of Mt. Fuji , entry with purchase ticketat front entrance gate is nearby Kotoku-in ( Big Buddha Statue )Kamakura , Kanagawa. You can walk around minutes from Hasedera , it was a oldest Zen temple in Kamakura , the wooden structures that are beautifully preserved and a testament to Japanese architecture.Very recommended to visit here!

The area of Jianchang Temple is very large, and the three gates of the mountain gate are also super spectacular. All of them are supported by wood, which makes people think of the construction method of the Qingshui stage without a nail. The temple features the Buddha of the Tibetan king, the 1000-handed Guanyin, and the ascetic statue of Sakya, a cultural heritage from Pakistan. The dragon king map on the patio is painted by Koizumi, a painter with the ssangyong map of Kininji Temple in Kyoto. Although the statue and the building itself are made of wood, there is a very noble and solemn atmosphere.

The Jianchang Temple is very large and the mountain gate is super spectacular. All of them are supported by wood, which makes people think of the construction method of the Qingshui stage without a nail. The temple features the Buddha of the Tibetan king, the 1000-handed Guanyin, and the ascetic statue of Sakya, a cultural heritage from Pakistan. The dragon king map on the patio is painted by Koizumi, a painter with the ssangyong map of Kininji Temple in Kyoto. Although the statue and the building itself are made of wood, there is a very noble and solemn atmosphere.

Kamakura Jianchang Temple, the main monastery of the Linji Zongjian Chang Temple, ranks first among the five monasteries in Kamakura. The building is distributed in a central symmetry, the main gates, three gates, the temple, the Fatang, the abbot and other main buildings in a straight line, and ten pagodas surround it, the scale is large, and the Zen is strong. Founded in 1253, Jianchang Temple was the original Zen special Taoist venue in Japan, when the high monk Lanxi Daolong was invited from China as his Kaishan ancestor, and still retains the Chinese Zen architectural style. The monastery also has a national treasure, the light colored Lanxi Daolong statue and an important cultural heritage wooden paint-painted Sumi Temple, which is very precious.

It takes ten minutes to walk from Kamakura Station on Jiangzhi Island. Jianchang Temple is the first special Zen Taoist temple in Japan founded in 1253 by the fifth generation of Kamakura Shogunate Regent Beito. Lanxi Daolong, an eminent monk, was invited from China to be its master when it was founded. It is well preserved, especially the buildings and statues of Buddha in the temple. They are simple and intact. They complement each other with the surroundings and make you feel like you are back to that ancient time.