Toju-ji

The "small hall" at Tôju-ji, as it appears today.

• Other Names: 堂小 (Dou-gwa)
• Japanese: 東寿寺 (Touju-ji)

Tôju-ji, also known informally as Dôgwaa (lit. "small [temple] hall"), was a small Buddhist temple located in Kumemura, the center of Confucian learning in the Ryûkyû Kingdom, and home to the kingdom's scholar-aristocracy.

A small shelter for the poor, known as Dôgwaa-yashichi (堂小屋敷, lit. "residence at the small [temple] hall"), was maintained nearby.

Though a reconstruction stands today, it is no longer active as a Buddhist temple.

References

• Flyers available at Kuninda Terrace, Kume, Naha.