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Tōkeiji Temple

Tōkei-ji (東慶寺), officially known as Shōkozan Tōkei-ji (松岡山東慶寺), is a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism, located in Kita-Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture. It used to be part of a system of nunneries called the Kamakura Amagozan (鎌倉尼五山) and is the sole remaining temple of this former network. Tōkei-ji is famous for its historical role as a sanctuary for women who sought to divorce their husbands.

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Tōkeiji Temple

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