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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.

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. Painter [[John Lindon Smith]] may have stayed there in [[1900]]; a painting by him today in the [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]]<ref>Entitled "The Apartments of the Chief Priest, Kyoto"</ref> depicts the interior of the now no longer extant ''dai-hôjô'' (abbot's quarters), originally constructed in the early 17th century.

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