Virtual Kozukue 33 Kannon Pilgrimage in Yokohama #21 Yakuo-ji Temple

     It is unknown when Shuho-in Temple was founded.  Presumably, it was Priest Shunyo (?-1684) who changed the temple name to Yakuo-ji.

The Arya Avalokitesvara sitting statue, which was carved by Genshin (942-1017), sits in the left side of the main hall.

     The temple used to be located on the top of the hill in the east.  In 1898, when villagers were gathering firewood in the hill, they made an open-fire to warm themselves.  The fire  spread across the hill, and burned down the temple.  More than a decade later, Shirai Ichizo rebuilt the temple in the present place, under the pressure from #22 Ozen-ji Temple to merge #21 Yakuo-ji Temple.  What if the consolidation had taken place?  #21.5 Ozen-ji Temple?

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