Shōfuku-ji (Fukuoka)

Shōfuku-ji
聖福寺
Rōmon
Religion
AffiliationBuddhist
RiteRinzai school Myōshin-ji-branch
Statusfunctional
Location
Location6-1 Gokushocho, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken
Country Japan
Shown within Fukuoka Prefecture
Shōfuku-ji (Fukuoka) (Japan)
Geographic coordinates33°35′49.3″N 130°24′50.8″E / 33.597028°N 130.414111°E / 33.597028; 130.414111
Architecture
FounderEisai
Completed1195
Website
Official website

Shōfuku-ji (聖福寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Gokushōmachi neighborhood of Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. It belongs to the Rinzai school Myōshin-ji-branch of Japanese Zen. Its sangō prefix is Ankokuzan (安国山). It was founded by Eisai with support from Minamoto no Yoritomo, and is the oldest Zen temple in Japan. Its precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 1969.