Fukuju-ji (Kitakyushu)
History. The temple was founded in 1665 by Ogasawara Tadazane with support from Sokuhi Nyoitsu, a Chinese monk. In 1669, Ogasawara Tadataka (), the second "daimyō" of Kokura, began planning the construction of the temple such as Kaisandō hall, the main hall, a bell tower and so on. Many temple structures were destroyed by fire in the Summer War of 1866. However, much of the temple and its numerous annexes, include the Buddha-Hall (仏殿 "butsuden"), the Chinese style architecture rebuilt in 1802, was survived after the war.