Soufukuji Temple
Sōfuku-ji is an Ōbaku Zen temple that was built by the Chinese monk Chaonian in 1629 as the family temple of the Chinese from Fuzhou, Fujian Province who settled in Nagasaki.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Sōfuku-ji” and “Sōfuku-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daiko-ji Temple and Kiyomizu Temple.
Daiko-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 遠枝, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Daiko-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Soufukuji Temple.
Kiyomizu Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Houjyou-Minori, CC0.
Kiyomizu Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Soufukuji Temple.
Daionji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Daionji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 220 metres northwest of Soufukuji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dejima and Nagayo.
Dejima
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dejima or Deshima, in the 17th century also called Tsukishima, was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan, that served as a trading post for the Portuguese and subsequently the Dutch.
Nagayo
Town
Nagayo is a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2024, the town had an estimated population of 39,548 in 17077 households, and a population density of 1400 people per km2. The total area of the town is 28.73 km2. Nagayo is situated 9 km north of Soufukuji Temple.
Soufukuji Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.74249° or 32° 44′ 33″ northLongitude
129.88339° or 129° 53′ 0″ eastOpen location code
8Q4FPVRM+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3927261657OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q63208
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Soufukuji Temple” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Sōfuku-ji”
- Catalan: “Sōfuku-ji”
- Chinese: “崇福寺 (長崎)”
- Chinese: “崇福寺”
- Dutch: “Sōfuku-ji”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سوفوكو جى”
- French: “Sōfuku-ji”
- Gan Chinese: “崇福寺”
- German: “Sofuku-ji”
- German: “Sōfuku-ji”
- German: “Sofukuji”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Sōfuku-ji”
- Italian: “Sōfuku-ji”
- Japanese: “崇福寺”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Sōfuku-ji”
- Russian: “Софукудзи”
- Slovenian: “Sofuku-dži”
- Slovenian: “Sōfuku-ji”
- Spanish: “Sōfuku-ji”
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