page_title: Zōjō-ji
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Zōjō-ji / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: Sangedatsumon (Sanmon) Gate of Zōjō-ji temple in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 日本語: 増上寺・三解脱門（三門） （東京都港区）
context_page_description: San'en-zan Zōjō-ji is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. It is the main temple of the Jōdo-shū Chinzei sect of Buddhism in the Kantō region.
  Zōjō-ji is notable for its relationship with the Tokugawa clan, the rulers of Japan during the Edo period, with six of the Tokugawa shōguns being buried in the Taitoku-in Mausoleum in the temple grounds. Also, the temple's Sangadetsumon is the oldest wooden building in Tokyo, dating from 1622. The original buildings, temples, mausoleums and the cathedral were destroyed by fire, natural disasters or air raids during World War II.
  It is located in the Shiba neighborhood of Minato. The Shiba Park is built around the temple, with the Tokyo Tower standing beside it. In 2015 a Treasure Gallery was opened on the underground level of the Daiden, and it currently houses paintings of Kanō Kazunobu and a model of the Taitoku-in Mausoleum.
context_section_description: At its peak the temple grounds had more than 120 buildings, but following the decline of Buddhism during the Meiji period (1868-1912), most of them burned during the Bombing of Tokyo in World War II. Reconstruction began after the war, with the Daiden (great hall) being rebuilt in 1974.
caption: Sangedatsumon (main gate)
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