Kenchō-ji Temple

buddhistiskt tempel · 1253 · Yamanouchi, JP

Kenchō-ji Temple (Yamanouchi, Japan) dates from 1253. The date falls within the chapter ‘The Middle Ages’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The client was Emperor Go-Fukakusa. The building is protected as Important Cultural Property of Japan and Historic Site of Japan.

22 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Kamakura Museum of National Treasures, 804 m away.