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*''Japanese'': 瑞巌寺 ''(zuigan-ji)''
Zuigan-ji is a [[Zen]] [[Buddhist temple]] located in [[Matsushima]], [[Miyagi prefecture]]. One of the oldest Zen temples in all of [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]], it was built in [[828]]. Though it fell into disrepair over the centuries, the temple was restored by [[Date Masamune]] in [[1609]].
The temple contains two [[National Treasures]]: its main hall, and a kitchen building known as the ''kuri''.
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==References==
*Kim Myung-Joong, "Ancient Temples on the Sea Shore," ''Asiana: Culture, Style, View'', March 2017, 20.
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
Zuigan-ji is a [[Zen]] [[Buddhist temple]] located in [[Matsushima]], [[Miyagi prefecture]]. One of the oldest Zen temples in all of [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]], it was built in [[828]]. Though it fell into disrepair over the centuries, the temple was restored by [[Date Masamune]] in [[1609]].
The temple contains two [[National Treasures]]: its main hall, and a kitchen building known as the ''kuri''.
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==References==
*Kim Myung-Joong, "Ancient Temples on the Sea Shore," ''Asiana: Culture, Style, View'', March 2017, 20.
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]