Enkaku-ji (Okinawa)

Enkaku-ji 円覚寺
sōmon (general gate), Hōjō bridge (放生橋) and Hōjō pond (放生池)
Basic information
Location	Shuri Tōnokura 2-1, Naha, Okinawa prefecture
Affiliation	Rinzai Zen
Country	Japan
Status	Closed as of 1945
Architectural description
Founder	Kaiin Shōko
Completed	1494

Enkaku-ji (円覚寺) was a Rinzai Buddhist temple and royal bodaiji of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, located in Naha, Okinawa.

The temple was erected during the reign of King Shō Shin (r. 1477-1526), the first abbot was Kaiin Shōko (芥隠承琥). It also used as bodaiji of Ryukyuan kings. Ryukyuan kings should visit Enkaku-ji, Tennō-ji and Tenkai-ji after their genpuku and investitutre.

Enkaku-ji was recognized a national treasure of Japan in 1933, but it was destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa. Only sōmon (general gate) and Hōjō Bridge (放生橋) were reconstructed in 1968 because lack of historical records. Okinawa government plan to reconstruct its sanmon in 2014. It will be completed in 2018.

Coordinates: 26°13′6″N 127°43′10″E / 26.21833°N 127.71944°E / 26.21833; 127.71944