Zuisenji Temple located in Nikaido, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Pref. is a temple of Engakuji School within Rinzai Sect. The main object of worship is the Statue of Shaka Nyorai. The temple was founded in the late Kamakura period (1327) by Doun Nikaido, a high-ranking retainer of the Kamakura Shogunate, naming Priest Muso Soseki as the founding priest. Entering the Muromachi period (1336-1573), the temple was revived by, Motouji Ashikaga (Takauji’s fourth son), the first governor-general of Kamakura (called Kamakura Kubo). Since then the temple received continual government support as the family temple of Kamakura Kubo, which made it the first-ranked temple among the 10 most powerful temples in Kanto Region, being second only to Kamakura Gozan (top 5 temples in Kamakura). Behind the main hall lies the garden designed by Muso Soseki, whose believers included Emperor Godaigo and Takauji Ashikaga. It is a simple rock garden, using natural cliff and putting a pond in its center. It is the only one garden built in the Kamakura period that is designated as a National Scenic Spot. Zuisenji Temple is also famous for seasonal flowers and autumn leaves. The flowers of plum, Narcissus, azalea, camellia, and hamamelis japonica continuously bloom at each season.