page_title: Engaku-ji
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Engaku-ji / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 円覚寺居士林
context_page_description: Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji, is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa prefecture to the south of Tokyo.
  Founded in 1282
context_section_description: Fire has damaged many of the buildings at different times, and the dates given below refer to the building of the structures currently seen.  From the entrance, the buildings of the temple rise up a wooded hillside, with the major buildings in a straight line in the Chinese style; the austere buildings and the trees blending in a satisfying overall composition.  There are altogether 18 temples on the site.
caption: Kojirin meditation hall
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