Gokoku-ji Temple

Also known as Gokoku-ji

is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo's Bunkyō.

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Religious building.name: Gokoku-ji護国寺
Religious building.image: Gokoku-ji (main hall).jpg
Religious building.caption: Honden (main hall), an Important Cultural Property of Japan
Religious building.location: 5-40-1 Ōtsuka, Bunkyō, Tokyo
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Buzan School of Shingon Buddhism
Religious building.deity: Nyoirin Kannon (Chintamanicakra)
Religious building.country: Japan
Religious building.website: http://www.gokokuji.or.jp/
Religious building.founded_by: Keishō-in
Religious building.year_completed: 1681

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is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo's Bunkyō.

==History== This Buddhist temple was established by the fifth shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, who dedicated it to his mother. It is notable for surviving the American air raids during World War II, whereas most other historical sites in Tokyo were turned into rubble.