Deity Juichimen Kannon Founder Imagawa Ujichika Opened 1504 Affiliation Rinzai school | Country Japan Completed 1504 Phone +81 54-259-3686 | |
Location Mariko 3316, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 411-0037 Status Closed as of 静岡県静岡市駿河区丸子３３１６ Address 3316 Mariko, Suruga Ward, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture 421-0103, Japan Similar Seigan‑ji Temple, Seiken‑ji Temple, Utsunoya Pass, Rinzai‑ji Temple, Sunpu Museum | ||
Saioku-ji (柴屋寺) is a small Buddhist temple in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan. It was founded in 1504 by Imagawa Ujichika, on the site of the hermitage of Sōchō (1448-1542), the poetry teacher and advisor to his father, Imagawa Yoshitada. After the fall of the Imagawa clan, the temple received the patronage of the Tokugawa shogunate. The temple has been designated as a National Historic Site, and its Japanese gardens have been designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government since September 3, 1936.
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