is the name of many Buddhist temples in Japan. For some of the temples, the reading is Shōbō-ji. Shōbō-ji (Higashiyama-ku) in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto Shōbō-ji (Kumano) in Kumano, Mie Shōbō-ji (Nishikyō-ku) in Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto Shōbō-ji (Ōamishirasato) in Ōamishirasato, Chiba Shōbō-ji (Ōtsu) in Ōtsu, Shiga Shōbō-ji (Ōshū) in Ōshū, Iwate Shōbō-ji (Yawata) in Yawata, Kyoto Shōhō-ji (Gifu) in Gifu, Gifu Shōhō-ji (Hakodate) in Hakodate, Hokkaido Shōhō-ji (Higashimatsuyama) in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Shōhō-ji (Miki) in Miki, Hyōgo