Meigetsuin
temple
明月院
Last resting place of Hojo Tokiyori, one of the most powerful men in Kamakura's history.
Known as the "hydrangea temple," Meigetsuin draws visitors in June when thousands of blue hydrangeas line the approach path in a stunning corridor of color. Beyond the seasonal spectacle, the temple is famous for its circular "window of enlightenment", a perfectly round opening in a tatami room that frames the garden behind it like a living painting, shifting with the seasons. Founded in 1159, the temple also holds the tomb of Hojo Tokiyori, one of Kamakura's most powerful regents. Autumn brings a second bloom of color when a normally closed rear garden opens for maple viewing.
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