Kamakura's Myohon-ji Temple

The city's most beautiful temple - and best kept secret

Larry Knipfing Jan 29, 2013 - 1 min read

There are gravestones here going back almost 1000 years

Gravesone up on a hill, overlooking the temple

Wood you can touch-wood you can sit on-for hours

Green trees flank the beautiful red gate

One reason Myohon-ji Temple is so lovely is its isolation. Way up a slope, surrounded by forest. Which is amazing considering it is only a 10-minute walk from Kamakura Station. One of the things I like here is the beautiful old wood of the temple stairs and of the porch that surrounds the temple building. You can touch it and sit on it. For hours. It also has fine carvings, old graves, and beautiful trees with cheerful chirping birds.

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Larry Knipfing @larry.knipfing

Born on Long Island, New York in 1958, I have spent the last 30 years of my life living in Japan, and enjoying every minute of it! I especially love photography, and Japan is definitely one of the most beautiful places in the world to photograph! My other love is fiction writing and I have pub...