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Tôshô-ji was the family temple of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] in [[Kamakura]].
Tôshô-ji was the family temple of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] in [[Kamakura]].
It was established in the early 13th century by [[Hojo Takatoki|Hôjô Takatoki]], but was destroyed in the [[1333]] [[siege of Kamakura]].
It was established in the early 14th century by [[Hojo Takatoki|Hôjô Takatoki]], but was destroyed in the [[1333]] [[siege of Kamakura]].
The temple was rebuilt soon afterwards, and is said to have become third among the top ten temples in the [[Kanto|Kantô]]. But sometime in the [[Sengoku period]], the temple was abandoned and allowed to fall into ruin. The site is today fenced off, as a historical/archaeological site.
The temple was rebuilt soon afterwards, and is said to have become third among the top ten temples in the [[Kanto|Kantô]]. But a new temple, [[Hokai-ji|Hôkai-ji]], was built to be the Hôjô clan's family temple. Sometime in the [[Sengoku period]], the rebuilt Tôshô-ji was abandoned and allowed to fall into ruin. The site is today fenced off, as a historical/archaeological site.
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==References==
==References==
*Plaques on-site.
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E6%9D%B1%E5%8B%9D%E5%AF%BA%E8%B7%A1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.319993,139.559991&spn=0.009612,0.009184&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.144864,37.617188&t=h&hq=%E6%9D%B1%E5%8B%9D%E5%AF%BA%E8%B7%A1&radius=15000&z=16&iwloc=A Tôshô-ji Ruins on Google Maps]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]