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Originally founded in [[1234]], the entire compound was rebuilt in the 1630s, under the patronage of Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]]. The hollyhock crest of the [[Tokugawa clan]] can be seen on the ends of many of the roofbeams.
Originally founded in [[1234]], the entire compound was rebuilt in the 1630s, under the patronage of Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]]. The hollyhock crest of the [[Tokugawa clan]] can be seen on the ends of many of the roofbeams.
Foreigners were allowed to stay overnight at the temple during the [[Meiji period]]; prominent travelers who did so included Mr. and [[Isabella Stewart Gardner|Mrs. Jack Gardner]] of Boston.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
*Philip Hendy. ''Catalogue of European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum''. [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]], 1974.
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]