超勝寺, Buddhist temple in Fukui, Japan

Chōshō-ji is a Jōdo Shinshō Buddhist temple in Fujishima-chō, Fukui, founded in 1392 by Tonnen, second son of the fifth head of Hongan-ji, on the site of Fujishima Castle. Since the Hongan-ji split in 1602 it has been divided into two temples: Nishi-Chōshō-ji (Hongan-ji-ha) and Higashi-Chōshō-ji (Ōtani-ha), both dedicated to Amida Buddha. In the grounds of Nishi-Chōshō-ji stands a stone monument marking Fujishima Castle, and earthwork embankments remain.

Founded on 29 May 1392 by Tonnen, second son of the fifth head of Hongan-ji, at the site of Fujishima Castle in Echizen Province, at the request of the local lord Shiba Toyosato. In 1471 the fourth abbot Renchō built a lodging near Rennyo's Yoshizaki temple, and Rennyo often stayed here. The temple burned in 1474, fled to Kaga after the 1506 Battle of Kuzuryū River, returned to Fujishima in 1567, and was destroyed again in 1574 during the Echizen Ikkō-ikki. In 1602 it split into West and East Chōshō-ji.

The temple's name, Chōshō-ji, comes from its founding on the site of Fujishima Castle in Fujishima Manor, Echizen Province, which is why it was long called Fujishima Chōshō-ji. Since the 1602 split of Hongan-ji, the site has held two temples: Nishi-Chōshō-ji of the Hongan-ji school and Higashi-Chōshō-ji of the Ōtani school, both honouring Amida Buddha. A stone monument to Fujishima Castle and surviving earthen ramparts stand in the Nishi-Chōshō-ji grounds.

Chōshō-ji stands in Fujishima-chō, Fukui, on the site of the former Fujishima Castle; a stone monument marks the castle and an earthen rampart (dorui) survives in the precinct. The temple was rebuilt after the 1948 Fukui earthquake, which tilted the main hall and toppled the other buildings. The grounds are split between the West temple (Nishi-Chōshō-ji, Honganji-ha) and the East temple (Higashi-Chōshō-ji, Ōtani-ha), the East founded just south of the West in 1602.

The temple grounds hold a stone monument marking the site of Fujishima Castle, along with surviving earthen ramparts (dorui). The castle stood here before the temple was founded on its ruins in 1392.