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Kenchō Ji

Local name: 建長寺

Located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Coordinates: 35°19′54″ N 139°33′18″ E

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Nearest town: Kamakura; 2.4 km S
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Elevation: 48 m; above sea level
When to go: May–JuneSeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport32 km; OIM Oshima Airport64 km

About Kenchō Ji

Kenchō Ji is a tourist attraction. Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa.

From Wikipedia

Kenchō-ji (建長寺) is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples (the Kamakura Gozan) and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan. These temples were at the top of the Five Mountain System, a network of Zen temples started by the Hōjō Regents. Still very large, it originally had a full shichidō garan and 49 subtemples.

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At a glance

Built: 1253
Heritage designation: Important Cultural Property of Japan, Historic Site of Japan, Place of Scenic Beauty
Official website: kenchoji.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Kenchō Ji

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 120 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Isehara · 23 km west18°
Odawara · 37 km west19°
Mishima · 63 km west18°

Hottest month: August (day 30°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: June (224 mm)
Driest month: December (59 mm)

10° 1°

10° 2°

13° 4°

18° 10°

22° 14°

24° 18°

28° 21°

30° 23°

26° 20°

21° 14°

17° 9°

13° 4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

142

Apr

153

May

165

Jun

224

Jul

158

Aug

166

Sep

219

Oct

205

Nov

120

Dec

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kenchō Ji
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	10°	13°	18°	22°	24°	28°	30°	26°	21°	17°	13°
Average low (°C)	1°	2°	4°	10°	14°	18°	21°	23°	20°	14°	9°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	65	83	142	153	165	224	158	166	219	205	120	59

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Kenchō Ji

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 32 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kamakura, 2 km to the south.