Sofukuji Temple in Nagasaki | 長崎

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Nagasaki is the capital of Nagasaki prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

This temple dates back to 1629 and was established by several important Chinese Buddhist monks who were escaping persecution by the Ming rulers in China.

They fled to the Chinese community in Nagasaki Japan and established the Obaku school of Zen Buddhism in Nagasaki.

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