Shogo-in

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  • Japanese: 聖護院 (shougo in)

Shôgo-in is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Following a fire at the Kyoto Imperial Palace on 1854/4/6, the temple very briefly became the temporary imperial residence, until the emperor relocated to the Katsura Imperial Villa on 4/15.

References

  • Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 580, 586.