{"id":9515,"date":"2026-10-26T06:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T21:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/?post_type=spot&#038;p=9515"},"modified":"2026-10-26T06:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T21:47:41","slug":"yofuku-ji-temple-site","status":"publish","type":"spot","link":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/?spot=yofuku-ji-temple-site&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Site of Yofuku-ji Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After his campaign in the north, Minamoto no Yoritomo is said to have built a great temple here, modeled on a two-storied hall he had seen at Chuson-ji in Hiraizumi. The main hall was finished in 1192 and it was one of the largest temples in Kamakura, until a fire destroyed it in 1405.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The district name \u201cNikaido,\u201d meaning \u201ctwo-storied hall,\u201d is said to come from this temple\u2019s great hall.<\/li><li>Excavations confirmed the foundations of the main hall, and the site is now a National Historic Site.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For travelers at Wakaremichi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No buildings remain. The real sight here is the wide sky opening up at the end of the valley, and imagining the great temple that once stood under it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Opening hours, fees and closing days may change. Please check official information before you go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The site of a great temple built by Yoritomo. The district name \u201cNikaido\u201d comes from here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","michi":[20],"class_list":["post-9515","spot","type-spot","status-publish","hentry","michi-valley-path"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/spot\/9515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/spot"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/spot"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/spot\/9515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9536,"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/spot\/9515\/revisions\/9536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"michi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmichi&post=9515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}