Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan
Gokoku-ji (護国寺 is aShingon Buddhist temple inTokyo 'sBunkyō .
This Buddhist temple was established by the fifth shōgunTokugawa Tsunayoshi , who dedicated it to his mother. It is notable for surviving theAmerican air raids duringWorld War II , whereas most other historical sites in Tokyo were turned into rubble.
Like many Buddhist temples in Japan, Gokoku-ji has acemetery on its premises. Among those interred are the remains of the following people.
Sanjō Sanetomi (1837–1891), the lastDaijō Daijin .Yamada Akiyoshi (1844–1892),Minister of Industry (1879–1880),Home Minister (1881–1883) andMinister of Justice (1883–1891) and Lieutenant General in theImperial Japanese Army , and the founder ofNihon Law School (currentNihon University ) andKokugakuin (currentKokugakuin University ).Josiah Conder (1852–1920), a British architect andoyatoi gaikokujin .Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838–1922), the 8th (1898) and 17th (1914–1916)Prime Minister of Japan .Yamagata Aritomo (1838–1922),Field Marshal in theImperial Japanese Army and the 3rd (1889–1891) and 9th (1898–1900)Prime Minister of Japan .Ōkura Kihachirō (1837–1928), anentrepreneur .Dan Takuma (1858–1932), a former Director-General ofMitsui (Mitsui Group).Seiji Noma (1878–1938), the founder ofKodansha .Masuda Takashi (1848–1938), the founder ofMitsui & Co. (Mitsui Bussan) andChugai-Bukka-Sinpo (currentNihon Keizai Shimbun ), and also known as a tea master.Ikeda Shigeaki (1867–1950), a politician and former governor of theBank of Japan .Nakamura Tempū (1876–1968), a martial artist and preacher ofyoga to Japan.Ōyama Masutatsu (1923–1994), akarate master and the founder ofKyokushin kaikan .Dan Ikuma (1924–2001), a composer. A grandson of Dan Takuma.Hamuro Mitsuko (1853-1873), concubine ofEmperor Meiji Hashimoto Natsuko (1856-1873), concubine ofEmperor Meiji
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