About twenty minutes' walk from Fujisawa station, Tengakuin is a blissfully serene temple, surrounded by greenery. Even though it's just off a main road, it's largely insulated from the noise of the traffic, with only birdsong to break the silence. I visited on a beautifully warm, sunny day, but there were no other visitors at all, so I could enjoy the restful atmosphere at my leisure.
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Tengakuin
A serene, scenic Fujisawa temple

By Peter Sidell
Community writer

This cute couple are sitting in front of one of the outer buildings

This big statue of the Kannon (Buddhist Goddess of Mercy) is watching over the entrance

The entrance from the road

You enter through this thatched gate

The path from the gate to the inner precinct

This demon is standing sentry at the gate...

... while this is the one who asks the questions

Near the entrance there are these statues sheltering from the sunlight

The Kannon sits on her water-lily, making sure you purify your hands before you go on

The main part of the temple

You can't go beyond this gate to the inner courtyard

Dragons and a lion climbing on the incense-burner

Two more cute statues at one of the side halls

One of the main halls

One of the lions standing guard near the entrance

The temple is surrounded by greenery
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Elena Lisina
3 years ago
Staying in Fujisawa, we went to Enoshima and then had no time to explore Fujisawa. I bet we missed good places!
Not that much to be honest - there are a couple of nice temples, and the Ukiyo-e museum at the next station is good, but Enoshima and Kamakura are the main draws around there.
Olga
10 years ago
Very cute first picture and Jizo picture!
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