Virtual Old Kamakura 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #30 Tomyo-ji Temple

 

     Sugiura Katsuhisa (?-1776) built Sugi-Shorei Shrine in 1773 to enshrine the soul of his ancestor, Katsuyoshi.  In 1788, the shrine was moved to the precincts of Tomyo-ji Temple.

     Sugiura Katsuyoshi (?-1612) first fought for Matsudaira Hirotada (1526-1549), the father of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616).  In 1560, when Tokugawa Ieyasu sent military provisions to the Otaka Castle, which was surrounded by the army of Oda Nobunaga, Katsuyoshi went scouting and led the operation successful.  In 1563, he participated in suppressing the Ikko-ikki, a rebellion of monks, samurai, and peasants who were strongly against samurai rule and who were bonded through the True Pure Land Buddhism.  He fought well in the Battle of Mikatagahara in 1573, the Battle of Nagashino in 1575, and the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584.  He was given Kosuzume Village, Kamakura County, Sagami Province in 1591.

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