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  • Japanese: 誓願寺 (seigan ji)

Seigan-ji is a Buddhist temple in central Kyoto. Located near Rokkaku-Teramachi, the temple is famous for its large Buddha statue and fan-mound. The temple features in a Noh play by the same name.

In 1634, perhaps because of its proximity to Nijô castle, the temple was used as lodgings for a group of Ryukyuan princes and their entourage, brought by Shimazu Iehisa to pay respects to Tokugawa Iemitsu at that time.[1]

References

  1. Kido Hironari, "Ryukyu shisetsu no seiritsu," Shirin 99:4 (2016).