| 1．Kōshū-ji (Fukuoka) ・2-22-11, Terazuka, Minami-ku, FukuokaFukuoka Prefecture 815-0074 |
| Kōshū-ji (興宗寺), also pronounced as Kōsō-ji, is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The temple stands under the cavern of Takamiya where the old tombs existed.[1] |
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| Sect：Sōtō |
| 2．Shōkaku-ji (Fukuoka) |
| Shōkaku-ji (正覚寺) is a Rinzai temple in Jōnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Higashiaburayama (東油山). It is also known as Aburayama Kannon (油山観音). Shōkaku-ji was founded during the Nara period by Seiga, a priest who came from India. He established a Buddhist hermitage and discovered white camellias on the mountain. He harvested them and created a pair of Bodhisattva Kannon statues, enshrining one in this temple. It is believed that the first process of extracting kerosene in Japan was by squeezing oil from camellia seeds. Both the name of Mount Abura and the temple have origins related to this process. Originally, it was named Senpuku-ji (泉福寺). |
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| 3．Jōten-ji |
| Jōten-ji (承天寺) is a Rinzai temple in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Banshōsan (萬松山). It was founded by Enni-Ben'en with support from Xie Guo Ming, a Chinese merchant. Construction was completed in 1242. |
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| 4．Shōfuku-ji (Fukuoka) |
| Shōfuku-ji (聖福寺) is a Rinzai temple in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Ankokuzan (安国山). It was founded by Eisai with support from Minamoto no Yoritomo, and construction was completed in 1195, making it the oldest Zen temple in Japan. 33°35′51″N 130°24′52″E / 33.59750°N 130.41444°E / 33.59750; 130.41444 |
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| 5．Sōfuku-ji (Fukuoka) ・4-Chōme-7-79 Chiyo, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Sōfuku-ji (崇福寺) is a Rinzai temple in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Yokodakezan (横岳山). The temple was founded by the monk Tan'e (湛慧) in Dazaifu in 1240, but was moved to its present location in 1600 after it became the Kuroda family temple. |
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| Sect：Daitoku-ji Rinzai |
| 6．Tōchō-ji |
| Tōchō-ji (東長寺) is a Shingon temple in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Nangakuzan (南岳山). It was founded by Kūkai in 806, making it the oldest Shingon temple on the island of Kyushu. |
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