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*''Other Names'': 北龍華具足山 ''(kitaryuuge gusokuzan)''
*''Japanese'': 妙覚寺 ''(myoukaku-ji)''
Myôkaku-ji is a [[Nichiren Buddhism|Nichiren Buddhist]] temple in [[Kyoto]], one of the sixteen head temples of the Nichiren sect in Kyoto. It is also known as Kitaryûge-gusokuzan, and is one of three ''gusokuzan'' temples in the city.
The temple, like many others, was on at least one occasion the site of a [[tea ceremony]] held by [[Sen no Rikyu|Sen no Rikyû]]; similarly, [[Oda Nobunaga]] is known to have stayed here on at least one occasion.
The temple is known in particular for its main gate, which once belonged to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]'s [[Jurakudai]] mansion. Other surviving gates from the Jurakudai include what are today the Karamon at [[Daitoku-ji]] and the Hiunkaku Gate at [[Nishi Honganji]]. The ''[[hojo|hôjô]]'' (abbot's quarters) at Daitoku-ji is also a surviving structure from the Jurakudai.
The gate at Myôkaku-ji was originally built in [[1378]] at the intersection of Shijô-Ômiya by [[Ryugein Nichijitsu|Ryûgein Nichijitsu]], to serve as the gate to the mansion of wealthy merchant [[Ono Myokaku|Ono Myôkaku]]. It was later moved to Nijô-Koromodana, and then moved again to around [[1590]], to serve as the rear gate to the Jurakudai. The gate was moved one last time, to its current location, in [[1663]], and follows a distinctive form, with large double swinging doors, and space above the gate for stationing guards.
==References==
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E5%A6%99%E8%A6%9A%E5%AF%BA%E5%A4%A7%E9%96%80&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.036972,135.754256&spn=0.000534,0.002642&sll=34.414186,-119.859201&sspn=0.018941,0.042272&t=h&hq=%E5%A6%99%E8%A6%9A%E5%AF%BA%E5%A4%A7%E9%96%80&radius=15000&z=19&layer=c&cbll=35.035989,135.754085&panoid=Au1tgwDY5sxCK-Cklv6ziw&cbp=11,313.77,,0,-10.42 Myôkaku-ji main gate on Google Maps].
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
*''Japanese'': 妙覚寺 ''(myoukaku-ji)''
Myôkaku-ji is a [[Nichiren Buddhism|Nichiren Buddhist]] temple in [[Kyoto]], one of the sixteen head temples of the Nichiren sect in Kyoto. It is also known as Kitaryûge-gusokuzan, and is one of three ''gusokuzan'' temples in the city.
The temple, like many others, was on at least one occasion the site of a [[tea ceremony]] held by [[Sen no Rikyu|Sen no Rikyû]]; similarly, [[Oda Nobunaga]] is known to have stayed here on at least one occasion.
The temple is known in particular for its main gate, which once belonged to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]'s [[Jurakudai]] mansion. Other surviving gates from the Jurakudai include what are today the Karamon at [[Daitoku-ji]] and the Hiunkaku Gate at [[Nishi Honganji]]. The ''[[hojo|hôjô]]'' (abbot's quarters) at Daitoku-ji is also a surviving structure from the Jurakudai.
The gate at Myôkaku-ji was originally built in [[1378]] at the intersection of Shijô-Ômiya by [[Ryugein Nichijitsu|Ryûgein Nichijitsu]], to serve as the gate to the mansion of wealthy merchant [[Ono Myokaku|Ono Myôkaku]]. It was later moved to Nijô-Koromodana, and then moved again to around [[1590]], to serve as the rear gate to the Jurakudai. The gate was moved one last time, to its current location, in [[1663]], and follows a distinctive form, with large double swinging doors, and space above the gate for stationing guards.
==References==
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E5%A6%99%E8%A6%9A%E5%AF%BA%E5%A4%A7%E9%96%80&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.036972,135.754256&spn=0.000534,0.002642&sll=34.414186,-119.859201&sspn=0.018941,0.042272&t=h&hq=%E5%A6%99%E8%A6%9A%E5%AF%BA%E5%A4%A7%E9%96%80&radius=15000&z=19&layer=c&cbll=35.035989,135.754085&panoid=Au1tgwDY5sxCK-Cklv6ziw&cbp=11,313.77,,0,-10.42 Myôkaku-ji main gate on Google Maps].
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]