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Written by Alexandra on 2024-11-26 at 01:28

Shuri's got all the hype, but we're reconstructing #Enkakuji as well. Just…slowly.

[#]Okinawa #Ryukyu #Ryūkyū

https://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-3682543.html

https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1575467

https://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/1478496

Rough translation: They started the reconstruction of the Sanmon gate of Enkakuji Temple (next to Shuri castle) yesterday. This has been planned since 2014 and at last this year they started to build the first level. They plan to build a bit of it every year and finish it in 2027 (and open it to the public in 2028).

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Written by Alexandra on 2024-11-26 at 01:29

Enkakuji was built in the 15th century to serve as the "funerary temple" (bodaiji) of the Second Shō Dynasty. It was, of course, the largest temple in the kingdom and is registered as a National Historic Site.It used to be a National Treasure, but it burnt during the war (as everything else).

Renovation of the stone walls started in 2002. The reconstruction they started yesterday is the one of the wooden upperstructure of the Sanmon. The main gate (Sōmon) has already been reconstructed in 1968.

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Written by Alexandra on 2024-11-26 at 01:30

There is a Wikipédia article (that I did not write); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enkaku-ji_(Okinawa)

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