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Keifuku-ji is a [[Soto|Sôtô]] [[Zen]] Buddhist temple in [[Himeji]] City. Founded in [[1369]], it is the site of the graves of a number of [[Edo period]] members of the [[Sakai clan]].
Keifuku-ji is a [[Soto|Sôtô]] [[Zen]] Buddhist temple in [[Himeji]] City. Founded in [[1369]], it is the site of the graves of a number of [[Edo period]] members of the [[Sakai clan]].
Though originally founded at Mutsuse ([[Settsu province]]), it was later relocated to Harima-chô in the Tenshô era (1573-1592). Another Keifuku-ji was then established in [[1600]] just below [[Himeji castle]]. In [[1749]], lord of Himeji [[Matsudaira Tomonori]] was moved to [[Maebashi han]], and removed a local temple with him; [[Sakai Tadazumi]] then became lord of Himeji, and in [[1754]] relocated the Keifuku-ji to its current location, making it a ''[[bodaiji]]'' (family temple) of the Sakai clan.
The temple is home to a number of [[Kamakura period]] Buddhist sculptures and a copy of a [[1685]] Korean bell.
In [[1868]], forces from [[Okayama han]] encamped at the temple while besieging the castle, firing upon the castle until it eventually capitulated. A middle school was established on the grounds in [[1878]], and during World War I, several of the temple buildings were taken over by the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] for use as a POW camp.
==Partial List of Burials==
==Partial List of Burials==