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*''Japanese'': 蓮光寺 ''(renkou-ji)''

*''Japanese'': 蓮光寺 ''(renkou-ji)''

Renkô-ji is a temple in the city of [[Tosashimizu]], in [[Kochi prefecture|Kôchi prefecture]].

Renkô-ji is a [[Jodo-shu|Jôdo-shû]] temple in the city of [[Tosashimizu]], in [[Kochi prefecture|Kôchi prefecture]]. It is located on a hill overlooking Shimizu Harbor.

 

The temple is believed to have been built in the late [[Kamakura period]], and the chief object of worship, a wooden statue of [[Amida]] Nyorai, is believed to date to the same time. The temple bell dates to [[1534]], when it was donated to the temple by a locally powerful clan, the Kakumi<!--加久見氏-->.

The Hamada family of [[village headmen]] are buried there, along with some number of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] castaways who became shipwrecked in Tosashimizu harbor in [[1705]]. They had departed Ryûkyû the previous year on a [[tribute]] mission, but got caught in a storm and castaway to Shimizu harbor in [[Tosa province]]. They were aided by village headman Hamada Goemon, but died before they were able to return to Ryûkyû, and so were buried alongside the Hamada family at Renkô-ji.

The Hamada family of [[village headmen]] are buried there, along with some number of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] castaways who became shipwrecked in Tosashimizu harbor in [[1705]]. They had departed Ryûkyû the previous year on a [[tribute]] mission, but got caught in a storm and castaway to Shimizu harbor in [[Tosa province]]. They were aided by village headman Hamada Goemon, but died before they were able to return to Ryûkyû, and so were buried alongside the Hamada family at Renkô-ji.

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