Hōkoku-ji, a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect, in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture in Japan.

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Hōkoku-ji is a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect located in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture in Japan. Established in 1334, the temple is also called "Take-dera (Bamboo temple) " for its garden of approximately 2000 bamboo trees. Hokoku-ji was one the family temple of both the Ashikaga and Uesugi clans.

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