2025年5月、鎌倉五山第三位の寿福寺を訪れました。こちらには観光客がほとんど見当たらず、静かにゆったりした気持ちでお参りできました。
In May 2025, I visited Jufuku-ji, ranked third among the Five Great Zen Temples of Kamakura.
There were hardly any tourists, so I was able to pay my respects in a calm and peaceful atmosphere.
寿福寺 Jufuku-ji
寿福寺は、1200(正治2)年、源頼朝の妻・北条政子が頼朝の死後、栄西を招いて創建した寺で、13世紀後半に禅宗の寺院となったそうです。
Jufuku-ji Temple was founded in 1200 (the 2nd year of the Shōji era) by Hōjō Masako, the wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo, after his death. She invited the monk Eisai to establish the temple.
It is said that Jufuku-ji later became a Zen temple in the latter half of the 13th century.
山門から石畳の参道が中門まで続いており、現在は中門の手前まで拝観できます。
A stone-paved path leads from the main gate to the inner gate, and currently, visitors are allowed up to the area just in front of the inner gate.
また、中門の左側の道を進むと墓地があり、墓地奥にはやぐらが二つ並んでおり、北条政子とその子の源実朝の墓といわれています。こちらのお墓はお参りができます。
If you take the path to the left of the inner gate, you’ll find a cemetery. At the back of the cemetery are two small cave tombs, said to be the graves of Hōjō Masako and her son, Minamoto no Sanetomo. These graves are open for visitors to pay their respects.
アクセス Access
鎌倉市扇ガ谷1-17-7
JR鎌倉駅西口から徒歩10分
*しばらくの間、御朱印はお休みだそうです。
1-17-7 Ōgigayatsu, Kamakura City
A 10-minute walk from the West Exit of JR Kamakura Station
Please note that temple stamps (goshuin) are currently not being offered.
