Temple History The former Seogyeongsa Temple is located in central Gyeongju. According to the sign that details the history of Seogyeongsa Temple, Seogyeongsa Temple was built around 1932 during Japanese Colonial Rule (1910-45). However, and according to archival documents, what’s more likely is that Seogyeongsa Temple was first built between 1936-37 by Shibata Dankuro, who was a prominent Japanese businessman in Gyeongju. Seogyeongsa Temple was first built to support the religious lives of Japanese Buddhists residing in Gyeongju. Shibata first came to the Korean Peninsula before the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910. Initially, Shibata moved to the Korean Peninsula to work in gold mining; however, he would ultimately fail.…