Compiled by Heather Hopkins Clement
One of the main historical sights to visit in Fukuoka is the Zen Buddhist temple Shōfuku-ji.
Below is a sampling of travel guide reviews for this sight:
GATEWAY TO JAPAN:
1 km north of Hakata station, near Gion subway stop.
This is the oldest Zen temple in Japan, founded in 1195 by the priest Eisai upon his return from China. Eisai went on to found important Rinzai Zen monasteries in Kamakura and Kyoto. Shōfuku-ji itself is a small, neglected version of a Kamakura temple, set down in the middle of a modern city. The grounds contain tea hedges where Eisai supposedly planted Japan’s first tea.
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Shōfuku-ji is an historic Zen temple founded in 1195 AD by Eisai Zenji, who introduced Zen and tea to Japan. The site on which it stands has proved to be archaeologically rich, with recent excavations revealing remnants of a culture dating back 4000 years.
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