Sengaku-ji
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Sengaku-ji (泉岳寺) is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen located in the Takanawa neighborhood of Minato-ku, near Sengakuji Station and Shinagawa Station, Tokyo, Japan. It was one of the three major Sōtō temples in Edo during the Tokugawa shogunate, and became famous through its connection with the Akō incident of the forty-seven Rōnin in the 18th century.
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Sengaku-ji | |
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泉岳寺 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Deity | Shaka Nyōrai |
Rite | Sōtō Zen |
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Location | 11-1, Takanawa 2-chōme, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 35°38′16″N 139°44′11″E |
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Founder | Monnan Sōkan and Tokugawa Ieyasu |
Completed | 1612 |
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