Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kamakura Area > Hōkoku-ji Hōkoku-ji(報国寺) Hōkoku-ji is a small Zen temple in Kamakura, world-famous for its bamboo grove of more than 2000 Mōsō bamboos. It is also called Take-dera (Bamboo temple) for that reason. The temple was founded in 1334, a time...Continue Reading