Gokoku Temple

Local name護国寺
LocationNaha, Japan

Gokoku-ji is a Zazen Buddhist temple in Naha, Okinawa. Established in 1367, the temple served as a major national temple for the Okinawan kingdom of Chūzan and the unified Ryūkyū Kingdom which would follow. It is well known for its associations with Christian missionary Bernard Jean Bettelheim and with the 1853-1854 visits by Commodore Matthew Perry to Okinawa.

Tags Place of WorshipBuddhist
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gokoku-ji_(Okinawa)

Address Urazoe, Japan

Coordinates 26°13'12.454" N 127°40'18.055" E

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