Fukuju-ji (Kitakyushu)
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| Fukuju-ji 福聚寺 | |
|---|---|
 Main Hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Zen |
| Deity | Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) |
| Location | |
| Location | 6-7 Juzancho, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
 Interactive map of Fukuju-ji 福聚寺 | |
| Coordinates | 33°52′13.11″N 130°54′10.49″E / 33.8703083°N 130.9029139°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Ogasawara Tadazane, Sokuhi Nyoitsu |
| Completed | 1665 |
Fukuju-ji (福聚寺) is an Ōbaku Zen temple in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Kōjuzan (広寿山). Fukuju-ji is one of two bodaiji (菩提寺), or funeral temples, dedicated to Ogasawara Tadazane, the first daimyō of Kokura Domain. (The other is Toyokawa's Rinzai-ji.)
The temple was founded in 1665 by Ogasawara Tadazane with support from Sokuhi Nyoitsu, a Chinese monk.[1] In 1669, Ogasawara Tadataka (小笠原忠雄), the second daimyō of Kokura, began planning the construction of the temple such as Kaisandō hall, the main hall, a bell tower and so on.
Many temple structures were destroyed by fire in the Summer War of 1866.[2][3] However, much of the temple and its numerous annexes, including the Buddha-Hall (仏殿, butsuden), the Chinese style architecture rebuilt in 1802, survived after the war.
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