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*''Japanese'': 興国寺 ''(Koukoku-ji)''
Kôkoku-ji was a [[Soto|Sôtô]] [[Zen]] temple in the [[castle-town]] of [[Kagoshima]]. A branch temple of [[Fukusho-ji|Fukushô-ji]], it was established in [[1496]].
Originally established in the Inari-chô neighborhood, it was moved some 12 years after its founding, in [[1508]], to the mountains near [[Kagoshima castle]]. In [[1575]], it served as lodgings for an embassy from the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]].
The temple was relocated again, in [[1602]], to the Reisui area, in conjunction with construction efforts at Kagoshima castle.
The temple was abolished during the ''[[haibutsu kishaku]]'' anti-Buddhist efforts of the early [[Meiji period]]. Though the temple is no longer extant, the associated cemetery is maintained. Notable figures buried there include [[Kawaminami Rishin]] and [[Ijichi Sueyoshi]].
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==References==
*Watanabe Miki. "[http://www.geocities.jp/ryukyu_history/Japan_Ryukyu/Main.html ''Nihon ni okeru Ryûkyû shiseki''] 日本における琉球史跡." (personal webpage).
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
Kôkoku-ji was a [[Soto|Sôtô]] [[Zen]] temple in the [[castle-town]] of [[Kagoshima]]. A branch temple of [[Fukusho-ji|Fukushô-ji]], it was established in [[1496]].
Originally established in the Inari-chô neighborhood, it was moved some 12 years after its founding, in [[1508]], to the mountains near [[Kagoshima castle]]. In [[1575]], it served as lodgings for an embassy from the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]].
The temple was relocated again, in [[1602]], to the Reisui area, in conjunction with construction efforts at Kagoshima castle.
The temple was abolished during the ''[[haibutsu kishaku]]'' anti-Buddhist efforts of the early [[Meiji period]]. Though the temple is no longer extant, the associated cemetery is maintained. Notable figures buried there include [[Kawaminami Rishin]] and [[Ijichi Sueyoshi]].
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==References==
*Watanabe Miki. "[http://www.geocities.jp/ryukyu_history/Japan_Ryukyu/Main.html ''Nihon ni okeru Ryûkyû shiseki''] 日本における琉球史跡." (personal webpage).
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
