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*''Japanese'': 松林寺 ''(shourin-ji)''
Shôrin-ji is a [[Jodo-shu|Jôdo-shû]] temple in [[Sakura (city)|Sakura]] ([[Chiba prefecture]]), associated with [[Doi Toshikatsu]]. Its main hall (''hondô''), constructed under Toshikatsu's patronage, is the oldest wooden building in the city.
The grounds also include small stone memorial towers (''kuyôtô'') dedicated to Toshikatsu, his parents, and his wife, as well as a shrine to [[Bishamonten]], one of the Sakura [[Seven Lucky Gods]] sites.
==References==
*"Sakura sanpo" pamphlet, Sakura City Tourism Association.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BD%90%E5%80%89%E5%B8%82%E5%BC%A5%E5%8B%92%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%99%EF%BC%93%EF%BC%8D%EF%BC%91&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.719612,140.235575&spn=0.001161,0.002642&sll=35.723486,140.223964&sspn=0.297119,0.676346&t=h&hnear=93-1+Mirokumachi,+Sakura-shi,+Chiba-ken,+Japan&z=19 Shôrin-ji on Google Maps]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Temples]]
*''Japanese'': 松林寺 ''(shourin-ji)''
Shôrin-ji is a [[Jodo-shu|Jôdo-shû]] temple in [[Sakura (city)|Sakura]] ([[Chiba prefecture]]), associated with [[Doi Toshikatsu]]. Its main hall (''hondô''), constructed under Toshikatsu's patronage, is the oldest wooden building in the city.
The grounds also include small stone memorial towers (''kuyôtô'') dedicated to Toshikatsu, his parents, and his wife, as well as a shrine to [[Bishamonten]], one of the Sakura [[Seven Lucky Gods]] sites.
==References==
*"Sakura sanpo" pamphlet, Sakura City Tourism Association.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BD%90%E5%80%89%E5%B8%82%E5%BC%A5%E5%8B%92%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%99%EF%BC%93%EF%BC%8D%EF%BC%91&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.719612,140.235575&spn=0.001161,0.002642&sll=35.723486,140.223964&sspn=0.297119,0.676346&t=h&hnear=93-1+Mirokumachi,+Sakura-shi,+Chiba-ken,+Japan&z=19 Shôrin-ji on Google Maps]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Temples]]
