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Hôfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in [[Shimoda]] which served for a time as lodgings for the ''[[Shimoda bugyo|Shimoda bugyô]]'' and as his temporary administrative office.
 
Hôfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in [[Shimoda]] which served for a time as lodgings for the ''[[Shimoda bugyo|Shimoda bugyô]]'' and as his temporary administrative office.
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The temple was later the site of a notable meeting between [[Yamauchi Yodo|Yamauchi Yôdô]] and [[Katsu Kaishu|Katsu Kaishû]], and further boasts a statue of [[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]], who stayed there for a time while on the run.
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[[Okichi]], a geisha or servant associated with [[Townsend Harris]], is buried at Hôfuku-ji.
  
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
*Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 600.
 
*Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 600.
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*Plaques on-site.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:28, 13 January 2020

  • Japanese: 宝福寺 (Houfuku-ji)

Hôfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Shimoda which served for a time as lodgings for the Shimoda bugyô and as his temporary administrative office.

The temple was later the site of a notable meeting between Yamauchi Yôdô and Katsu Kaishû, and further boasts a statue of Sakamoto Ryôma, who stayed there for a time while on the run.

Okichi, a geisha or servant associated with Townsend Harris, is buried at Hôfuku-ji.

References

  • Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 600.
  • Plaques on-site.