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A Rinzai Zen temple in Kamariya-higashi, Kanazawa Ward. Rinzai Zen encompasses the Five Mountains of Kamakura, including Kenchoji and Engakuji, and Zenrinji inherits that Zen spirit. Standing quietly in the nature-rich valley terrain of Kamariya, it is an ancient temple that has guarded the Zen flame since the Kamakura period, in a region that flourished under the patronage of the Kanazawa Hojo cl…

The exact founding date of Zenrinji is not recorded, but it is traditionally believed to have been established during the Kamakura or Muromachi period (13th–16th centuries), when Buddhist culture flourished throughout the Kamariya area under the patronage of the Kanazawa Hojo clan. As a Rinzai Zen t…