Hokoku-ji Temple

Information

Hokoku-ji Temple is a Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1334 by Ashikaga Ietoki, the grandfather of the first Muromachi Shogun Ashikaga Takauji. The temple was prosperous as a family temple of the Ashikaga and Uesugi clan.
Hokoku-ji Temple is known as "Bamboo Temple", and its must-see attraction is a magnificent bamboo garden behind the temple. The bamboo stalks grow incredibly close together and shoot straight into to the sky. There is a tea house where visitors can relax with a cup of Japanese green tea in the sacred silence and serene air of this wonderful garden escape.
The temple also regularly holds Zazen (sitting meditation) classes for beginners on every Sunday morning.

Opening Hours

9:00 - 16:00

Closed

No closing days

Price / Entrance Fee

Admission Free
Bamboo Garden: 200 yen

Access / Public Transport

8 minutes from Kamakura Station on the JR lines or Enoden Line by the #23, 24 or 36 bus. Get off at Jomyo-ji Bus stop.
25 minutes walk from Kamakura Station on the JR lines or Enoden Line

Address / Location

2-7-4, Jomyoji, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa, 248-0003

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kitakitz Publishing @kitakitzcom - 2020-05-13: We are working on developing a similar Bamboo forest like this. https://t.co/bIrFxwpIo2
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Planetyze @planetyze - 2017-08-30: Spend a day in Zen at 700 year-old Hokoku-ji in Kamakura, surrounded by a breath taking bamboo grove.… https://t.co/TSm9LCphoS
AfroInJapan @AfroInJapan - 2017-08-15: Enjoying a stroll around the bamboo gardens of 報国寺「Hókoku Temple」in Kamakura. As many times as… https://t.co/Jy140uHYAC
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Planetyze @planetyze - 2017-08-09: Hokoku-ji Temple
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Claire Wade @RedPlanetClaire - 2017-05-21: Bamboo Grove of #Hokoku-ji Temple, #japan. Bamboo is so bendy that it's wired up above. #travelphotography
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Taking Stock @arena_green - 2016-12-24: The Hokoku-ji Temple courtyard https://t.co/Chc2MO2jFh
Taking Stock @arena_green - 2016-12-24: The Hokoku-ji Temple courtyard https://t.co/Chc2MO2jFh
Taking Stock @arena_green - 2016-12-24: The bamboo grove of Hokoku-ji Temple https://t.co/GB97v5Ollr
Taking Stock @arena_green - 2016-12-24: The bamboo grove of Hokoku-ji Temple https://t.co/GB97v5Ollr
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Tomoyo @tmy38 - 2016-09-04: Strolling through the bamboo grove at Hokoku-ji🎍🍃
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Ivan Peh @ivanpeh - 2016-05-29: It's such a pity that I didn't get to Hokoku-ji Temple which has the most famous Bamboo Forest… https://t.co/xKTqmMY99D
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Lola @thislolak - 2016-05-11: Hokoku-Ji, also known (creatively) as the bamboo temple. https://t.co/RJOdZkJU84
Matthias @EarlMobile - 2016-04-20: While Kamakura's Hokoku-ji is famous for its bamboo garden, the secluded temple also invited… https://t.co/Zez8OUs3GW
Odigo @OdigoTravel - 2016-04-16: Prepare to be amazed once you are surrounded by the tall bamboo trees in Hokoku-ji Temple at Kamakura. https://t.co/8QuaGDvnRH
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