Shōkoku-ji
Buddhist temple in Japan
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Shōkoku-ji (相国寺), formally identified as Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji (萬年山相國承天禅寺), is a Buddhist temple in northern Kyoto, first founded in 1382 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, with the existing temple complex having undergone several periods of extensive reconstruction and rebuilding in the succeeding eras.
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Kyoto
City in the Kansai region of Japan
1.5 mi away
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Former ruling palace of the Emperor of Japan
0.6 mi away
Kyoto Prefecture
Prefecture of Japan
0.9 mi away
Kyoto University
National university in Kyoto, Japan
1.1 mi away
Battle of Toba–Fushimi
1868 battle of the Boshin War in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan
1.5 mi away
Nijō Castle
Castle in Kyoto, Japan
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