Virtual Kozukue 33 Kannon Pilgrimage in Yokohama #15 Saiho-ji Temple

     Saiho-ji Temple was founded by Priest Shoken (1138-1196) at Sasame, Kamakura, in 1190, when Minamoto Yoritomo (1147-1199) was establishing the Kamakura Shogunate.  Shoken's father was Fujiwara Michinori (1106?-1159), who was killed by Fujiwara Nobuyori (1133-1159), who was killed by Taira Kiyomori (1118-1181), whose children were killed by Yoritomo.

     Later, the temple was moved to Gokurakuji, Kamakura, and then to Nippa in 1492.  In the former site of the temple in Kamakura, there stands a stone memorial tower for the repose of Uesugi Norimasa (1335-1394), which was built for himself while he was still alive.  Norimasa was a regent for the deputy shogun in Kamakura.  His elder brother, Noriharu (?-1379), had committed suicide as the remonstrance against the military gamble Ashikaga Ujimitsu (1359-1398), the deputy shogun in Kamakura, who was stepping in the Koryaku Incident in Kyoto.

After witnessing many deaths, the temple was moved to Nippa, where there used to be a river port along the Tsurumi River.

Address: 2586 Nippacho, Kohoku Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-0057
Phone: 045-531-2370