Landmarks・Kamakura

Jochiji

Jochiji ranks fourth among the Five Mountains of Kamakura. It was founded in 1281 to pray for the soul of Hojo Munemasa, third son of the 5th regent Hojo Tokiyori, and unusually credits three founding priests at once — Nanshu Koukai, Gottan Fune, and Daikyu Shonen.

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