Kenchoji Temple is the top of the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura. It was built by Hojo Tokiyori in 1253, receiving a Chinese high priest, Rankei Doryu, as a founder of the temple. Its principal buildings, the Somon, Sanmon, Butsuden, and Hatto, are lined up in a Chinese temple layout. The approximately 730 year old Chinese junipers in front of the Butsuden allow one to feel the temple's rich history. The Hansobo at the far end of the compounds leads up to the Amazono hiking course. The principal image is a wooden seated Jizo Bosatsu statue. It possess 10 sub-temples. Kamakura's 33 Kannon No. 28, 28, 29. Kamakura's 24 Jizo No. 9, 10, 11.