Sōgen-ji

Sōgen-ji
Native name
崇元寺 (Okinawan)
Sōgen-ji stone gate
TypeBuddhist temple ruins
LocationNaha, Okinawa, Japan
Coordinates26°13′13.2″N 127°41′26.1″E / 26.220333°N 127.690583°E / 26.220333; 127.690583
FounderKing Shō Sei
Built1527 AD
Location of Sōgen-ji in Okinawa Prefecture
Sōgen-ji (Japan)

Sōgen-ji (Okinawan: 崇元寺) was a Buddhist temple located in the Tomari neighborhood of the city of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It belonged to the Rinzai school sect of Japanese Zen. The temple's full name is Reitoku-san Sōgen-ji (Okinawan: 霊徳山 崇元寺). It was the Royal ancestral shrine of the kings of Second Shō dynasty of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. The site of the temple was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2025.