Tōfuku-ji
Tōfuku-ji (東福寺) is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. Tōfuku-ji takes its name from two temples in Nara, Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji. It is one of the Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto". Its honorary sangō prefix is Enichi-san (慧日山).
| Tōfuku-ji 東福寺 | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tōfuku-ji Rinzai, Fuke |
| Deity | Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) |
| Status | Head temple, Five Mountain Temple (Kyoto) |
| Location | |
| Location | 15-Chōme 778 Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°58′37.38″N 135°46′26.74″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Enni Ben'en and Kujō Michiie |
| Date established | 1236 |
| Completed | 1917 (Reconstruction) |
| Website | |
| http://www.tofukuji.jp/ | |
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