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Kenchoji Sanmon Gate（建長寺三門）

けんちょうじさんもん Kenchoji Sanmon

Kenchoji Sanmon Gate（建長寺三門）

Photo: Steve Cadman, Flickr user stevecadman / CC BY-SA 2.0 ／ Source

Called the tanuki gate, from a legend that a tanuki took the form of the abbot to raise the funds.

Type	Temple
City / town	Kamakura
Said to bring	Warding off misfortune
Area in the prefecture	Kamakura and Shonan

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