Shōfuku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Sōtō Zen temple.
• Founded in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture.
• Served as a domain hospital during the Boshin War.
• Site of Kokkan School, opened in 1869.

What to see

• Grave of Udon Danjiro.
• Grave of Myotoku-in, daughter of Honjo Seishichiro.
• Suwa Shrine on the temple grounds.
• Grave for victims of the 1945 Nagaoka air raid.

When to go

• Memorial service for war victims held annually on August 1.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from JR Nagaoka Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.