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[[Image:Gokoku.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Gokoku-ji.]]
[[Image:Gokoku.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Front doors to the main worship hall at Gokoku-ji.]]
[[File:Gokokuji-bell.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Gokoku-ji bell, on display at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum]]
::''Not to be confused with [[Gokoku Shrine]], located elsewhere in Naha.''
*''Founded: [[1367]], [[Raiju Hoin|Raijû Hôin]]''
*''Founded: [[1367]], [[Raiju Hoin|Raijû Hôin]]''
*''Other Names'': 安禅寺 ''(anzenji)'', 海山寺 ''(kaizanji)''
*''Other Names'': 安禅寺 ''(anzenji)'', 海山寺 ''(kaizanji)''
The temple was taken over from [[1846]]-[[1853]] by Protestant missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]], who kicked out the monks, and removed much of the objects of worship and other religious objects from the temple.
The temple was taken over from [[1846]]-[[1853]] by Protestant missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]], who kicked out the monks, and removed much of the objects of worship and other religious objects from the temple.
Gokoku-ji's temple bell was given by the regent to [[Commodore Matthew Perry]] in [[1853]] as a gift from the kingdom. The bell, cast in [[1465]], was for many years kept at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, and rung when the Navy defeated the US Army in football. It was returned to Okinawa in 1987; a replica hangs at Annapolis today.
Gokoku-ji's temple bell was given by the regent to [[Commodore Matthew Perry]] in [[1853]] as a gift from the kingdom. The bell, cast in [[1465]], was for many years kept at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, and rung when the Navy defeated the US Army in football. It was returned to Okinawa in 1987; a replica hangs at Annapolis today. Another replica hangs at the [[University of the Ryukyus]], while the original is today housed at the [[Okinawa Prefectural Museum]].
The temple was rebuilt following World War II. The facade of the main worship hall today bears a pair of large golden seals - one, the royal seal of the Ryukyuan royal [[Sho dynasty|Shô dynasty]], and the other, the seal of the Government of Japan. A monument to Bettelheim was erected in 1926.
The temple was rebuilt following World War II. The facade of the main worship hall today bears a pair of large golden seals - one, the royal seal of the Ryukyuan royal [[Sho dynasty|Shô dynasty]], and the other, the seal of the Government of Japan. A monument to Bettelheim was erected in 1926.
