Fukuju-ji (Kitakyushu)

Fukuju-ji (福聚寺) is an Ōbaku Zen temple in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Kōjuzan (広寿山). Fukuju-ji is one of two bodaiji (菩提寺), or funeral temples, dedicated to Ogasawara Tadazane, the first daimyō of Kokura Domain. (The other is Toyokawa's Rinzai-ji.)

Fukuju-ji 福聚寺
Main Hall
Religion
Affiliation	Zen
Deity	Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
Location
Location	6-7 Juzancho, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture
Country	Japan
Geographic coordinates	33°52′13.11″N 130°54′10.49″E
Architecture
Founder	Ogasawara Tadazane, Sokuhi Nyoitsu
Completed	1665

History

The temple was founded in 1665 by Ogasawara Tadazane with support from Sokuhi Nyoitsu, a Chinese monk.^[1] In 1669, Ogasawara Tadataka (小笠原忠雄), the second daimyō of Kokura, began planning the construction of the temple such as Kaisandō hall, the main hall, a bell tower and so on.

Many temple structures were destroyed by fire in the Summer War of 1866.^[2][3] However, much of the temple and its numerous annexes, include the Buddha-Hall (仏殿 butsuden), the Chinese style architecture rebuilt in 1802, was survived after the war.

Gallery

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  Gyoban (fish board)
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  Sanmon
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  The Mausoleum of Ogasawara clan
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  Kaisando