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Eishoji
神奈川県
Kamakura's only nunnery — built by Ieyasu's concubine Eishoin on the site of Ota Dokan's residence
創建
1636 年
種別
寺院
Access
12 min walk from JR Kamakura Station West Exit
1-16-3 Ogigayatsu, Kamakura, Kanagawa
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Temple
Founded 1636
390 years
Enshrined Deity
阿弥陀三尊
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Founder
Eishoin (Okatsu no Kata)
Buddhist Sect
Jodo
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概要
Founded in 1636 (Kan'ei 13) by Eishoin (Okatsu no Kata), a concubine of Tokugawa Ieyasu — the only nunnery in Kamakura. Built on the site traditionally said to be the residence of Ota Dokan, its abbesses were successively welcomed from the Mito Tokugawa family, earning it the name 'the Mito nunnery.' Eishoin was a fifth-generation descendant of Ota Dokan, and her connection to this place ran deep.…
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The site in Ogigayatsu is traditionally said to have been the residence of the warrior-administrator Ota Dokan, making it long associated with the samurai class. In 1636 (Kan'ei 13), Eishoin (known as Okatsu no Kata), a concubine of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founded Eishoji Temple on this ground. Eishoin is …
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Haiku Composed Here
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木々の芽や寺復興の尼悲願
Takahama Kyoshi
Seasonal word
木の芽（春）
鎌倉唯一の尼寺・英勝寺が明治期に失った山門の再建を願う尼の悲願を、木々の芽吹きに重ねた虚子の一句。「寺復興の尼悲願」と直截に句に込められた寺への眼差しが温かい。
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Divine Benefits
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀三尊"

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Related Figures
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
First Shogun of Edo
Age 93 at founding (posthumous)
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Eishoin (Okatsu no Kata) was one of the concubines of Tokugawa Ieyasu. As a descendant of Ota Dokan, after Ieyasu's death she took Buddhist vows at this site — said to be Dokan's former residence — and founded Eishoji.
Ota Dokan
Builder of Edo Castle
Age 204 at founding (posthumous)
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The site of Eishoji in Ogigayatsu is traditionally said to be the former residence of Ota Dokan, the celebrated commander who built Edo Castle. Eishoin was a fifth-generation descendant of Dokan and is said to have founded the temple on land linked to her ancestor.
Takahama Kyoshi
Grand Master of Modern Haiku
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Takahama Kyoshi, who lived long in Kamakura and led modern haiku, often visited Eishoji and deeply resonated with the nun's wish to restore the Mountain Gate lost in the Meiji era. He left two haiku: 'The buds of trees — the nun's wish for the temple's revival' and 'The nun's wish to keep the temple — peony buds.'
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