Apr 3, 2013 - 1 min read

Kamakura’s Jokomyo-ji Temple

Flower temple in a quiet valley

By Tomoko Kamishima

Community writer

Cute little flowers!

Japanese iris and the main hall

Cherry blossoms

Weeping cherry and azalea

Spiraea (Yukiyanagi)

From the temple gate

View from the top of the temple grounds

Stone pavement leads from the gate to the inner grounds

Cemetery areas in the temple

Wooden carving of dragons in the main hall

Jokomyo-ji Temple is located in a valley almost at the middle of JR Kita-Kamakura and Kamakura Station. Cheery blossoms, weeping cherry, Japanese iris, azalea, crape myrtle, bushclover, and other flowers bloom in each season. The garden is open to the public everyday between 9 AM and 4 PM. From the top of the temple grounds, we can see a hilly view of Kamakura. For a few hours (10-12AM and 1-4PM) on weekends, national holidays and Thursday, a priest explains about the temple and their Buddhist statues.

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