Zuisen-ji (Nagoya)

• Other Names: 竜蟠山 (Ryuuhanzan)
• Japanese: 瑞泉寺 (Zuisen-ji)

Zuisen-ji is a Sôtô Zen temple in Nagoya.

The grave of musician Tomiyama peechin aka Ryô Bunpitsu is located within the grounds. Bunpitsu (1794-1832) was a member of the 1832 Ryukyuan embassy to Edo who died on 11/3 that year, at Inaba-juku in Owari province, and was buried at Zuisen-ji the following day. The temple also holds writings by Bunpitsu, and a grave of laborers hired by Satsuma han to accompany the Ryukyuan mission was once also located on the grounds.

References

• Watanabe Miki. "Nihon ni okeru Ryûkyû shiseki." (personal website)

External Links

• Zuisen-ji on Google Maps