Sōfuku-ji (Fukuoka)

Sōfuku-ji (崇福寺) is a Rinzai temple in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Yokodakezan (横岳山). The temple was founded by the monk Tan'e (湛慧) in Dazaifu in 1240, but was moved to its present location in 1600 after it became the Kuroda family temple.

Sōfuku-ji
崇福寺
Main Gate, formerly the gate of Fukuoka Castle
Religion
AffiliationDaitoku-ji Rinzai
DeityShaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
Location
Location4-Chōme-7-79 Chiyo, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
CountryJapan
Geographic coordinates33°36′20.59″N 130°24′49.43″E
Architecture
FounderTan'e
Completed1240

Literature

  • Andrew Cobbing: Hakata – The Cultural Worlds of Northern Kyushu. Brill, Leiden 2013.
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Interior of the Asahi-Jizō-Hall
Asahi-Jizō-Hall (旭地蔵堂)

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