Jōkō-ji, Buddhist temple in Fujisawa, Japan
Jōkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Fujisawa with extensive wooded grounds that feel quiet and removed from the city. Ancient trees, including Japanese nutmeg specimens and camphor trees at the gates, shape the space and give it a forest-like quality.
The temple was founded in 1572 as Hachioji-san Setsuin Joko-ji and belongs to the Pure Land Buddhist sect. It serves as a branch temple of Komyo-ji, maintaining a connection to that larger institutional network.
The temple houses several important cultural properties, including wooden statues of Amida Buddha and Jizo Bodhisattva from the Northern and Southern Courts period.
The temple sits about 7 minutes on foot from Fujisawa-honcho Station on the Odakyu Enoshima Line. Visitors can walk through forest paths that create a calming experience away from busy streets.
The temple grounds once hosted Fujisawa's first police station, built in 1872 during the Meiji period. This chapter in the area's modernization is often overlooked by visitors today.
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