The grounds that Jufuku-ji now stand on had a strong connection with the Kamakura Shogunate (1185-1333). The father of Yoritomo (Yoritomo was the first Kamakura Shogun) once lived here, his wife established this temple, and she and their son Sanetomo (the third Shogun) were buried here. There is a cemetery behind the temple in which numerous caves dug into cliffs shelter gravestones. The cemetery also connects to a hiking course that leads to Kita-Kamakura or Daibutsu through Genji-yama Park. Samurai in the Kamakura Shogunate probably often used this mountain path.
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Kamakura Jufuku-ji Temple
Temple has strong connection with Kamakura Shogunate
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