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Joraku-ji

常楽寺

常楽寺

常楽寺

常楽寺

Joraku-ji is located about fifteen minutes walk from Ofuna Station. It is a temple of the Rinzai school, Kencho-ji branch. It has beautiful trees and plants in its precincts. Most Zen temples have a beautiful gardens.

It was built before Kencho-ji, and Rankei Doryu, who is a founder of Kencho-ji was a Sangha of Joraku-ji first. It is not famous because it is far from Kamakura city, but it is a good temple for visitors. It has a thatching San mon (gate) that looks like Gokuraku-ji’s one.

In front of Butsu-den, there is a big stump of ginkgo. There is a garden on the right side of Butsu-den but closed to the public. You can enjoy well-manicured trees and beautiful views in its precincts.

常楽寺

常楽寺

常楽寺

常楽寺

常楽寺

常楽寺は大船駅から歩いて15分ほどのところにあります。臨済宗建長寺派のお寺で境内の木々がきれいでした。禅宗寺院はお庭がきれいですね。

建長寺よりも前に建てられ、建長寺の開山である蘭渓道隆ははじめに常楽寺の住持となりました。鎌倉から離れているので有名ではありませんが、なかなかよいお寺だと思いました。極楽寺の山門にも似た茅葺きの山門があります。

仏殿の手前にとても大きなイチョウの切り株があります。仏殿の右手に庭園がありますが中には入れませんでした。境内にはよく手入れがされたさまざまな木々が植えられていて、景観を楽しむことができます。

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