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*''Japanese'': 宗円寺 ''(souenji)''

Sôen-ji is a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temple in [[Sakura (city)|Sakura]], [[Chiba prefecture]]. It is notable as the site of the grave of [[Sato Taizen|Satô Taizen]], founder of the [[Juntendo|Juntendô]] and leader of Sakura as a center of ''[[Rangaku]]''.

The temple is also one of the Sakura [[Seven Lucky Gods]] sites, home to a shrine to [[Jurojin|Jurôjin]].

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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
*"Sakura sanpo" pamphlet, Sakura City Tourism Association.

==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BD%90%E5%80%89%E5%B8%82%E5%AE%97%E5%86%86%E5%AF%BA&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.720319,140.233051&spn=0.00058,0.001321&sll=37.269174,-119.306607&sspn=9.315002,21.643066&t=h&hq=%E4%BD%90%E5%80%89%E5%B8%82%E5%AE%97%E5%86%86%E5%AF%BA&radius=15000&z=20 Sôen-ji on Google Maps]

[[Category:Temples]]