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*''Japanese'': 福昌寺 ''(Fukushou-ji)''
*''Japanese'': 福昌寺 ''(Fukushou-ji)''
Fukushô-ji was a [[Soto Zen|Sôtô Zen]] temple in [[Kagoshima]], which served as the family temple (''[[bodaiji]]'') for the [[Shimazu clan]]. Though the temple is no longer in operation, the Shimazu clan cemetery which houses the graves of numerous generations of clan heads remains on the site.
Fukushô-ji was a [[Soto Zen|Sôtô Zen]] temple in [[Kagoshima]], which served as the family temple (''[[bodaiji]]'') for the [[Shimazu clan]]. Though the temple is no longer in operation, the Shimazu clan cemetery which houses the graves of numerous generations of clan heads continues to be maintained on the site. Gyokuryû Middle School & High School now stands on the former site of the Fukushô-ji temple buildings.
The temple was established in [[1394]] when [[Shimazu Motohisa]] invited the [[Zen]] priest [[Sekioku Shinryo|Sekioku Shinryô]] to Kagoshima to establish a ''bodaiji'' for the Shimazu clan.
The temple was established in [[1394]] when [[Shimazu Motohisa]] invited the [[Zen]] priest [[Sekioku Shinryo|Sekioku Shinryô]] to Kagoshima to establish a ''bodaiji'' for the Shimazu clan.
*Gallery labels, [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]], Kagoshima.
*Gallery labels, [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]], Kagoshima.
*Plaques on-site.
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/%E5%B3%B6%E6%B4%A5%E5%AE%B6%E5%A2%93%E5%9C%B0/@31.6104542,130.561865,657m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!1m2!2m1!1z6bm_5YWQ5bO25biC56aP5piM5a-65Lit5a2m5qCh!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0xa9d3d786ee666ae1 Shimazu clan cemetery on Google Maps]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]