Shōfuku-ji

Shōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Gokushōmachi neighborhood of , Fukuoka, Japan. It belongs to the Rinzai school -branch of Japanese Zen.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Shofuku-ji” and “Shōfuku-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zuioan and Jyunshin-ji Temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 110 metres east of Shōfuku-ji.

Buddhist temple
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is a Shingon temple in , Fukuoka, . Its honorary sangō prefix is Nangakuzan. It was founded by Kūkai in 806, making it the oldest Shingon temple on the island of . is situated 220 metres south of Shōfuku-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gokusho and Nakasu.

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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is the red-light district of Fukuoka City, , . It is an island between the sandbank of the Naka River and the Hakata River.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Shōfuku-ji

Latitude
33.59719° or 33° 35′ 50″ north
Longitude
130.41402° or 130° 24′ 51″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GHCW7+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 767775376
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
12746976
Wiki­data ID
Q657825
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Shōfuku-ji” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Şofuku məbədi (Fukuoka)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şofuku məbədi”
  • Chinese: “聖福寺”
  • Dutch: “Shōfuku-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شوفوكو جى”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝōfuku-ĝi”
  • French: “Shōfuku-ji”
  • German: “Shōfuku-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Shōfuku-ji”
  • Japanese: “しやうふくじ” (historical)
  • Japanese: “しょうふくじ”
  • Japanese: “安國山聖福寺”
  • Japanese: “安國山聖福禪寺”
  • Japanese: “安國山聖福至仁禪寺”
  • Japanese: “安山”
  • Japanese: “扶桑最初禪窟安國山聖福至仁禪寺”
  • Japanese: “聖福寺”
  • Russian: “Сёфуку-дзи”
  • Swedish: “Shōfuku-ji”
  • Turkish: “Shōfuku-ji (Fukuoka)”
  • Turkish: “Shōfuku-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Сьофуку-дзі”

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