Virtual Kanesawa 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #3 Daiho-in Temple

 

     Apparently, Daiho-in Temple used tp be a branch temple of Shomyo-ji Temple.  But it is unknown when it was founded.  The fourth chief priest of Shomyo-ji Temple lived there in retirement.  As the temple’s second chief priest was Kennna (1261-1338), Daiho-in Temple might have been built in the 14th century.  Its main deity, the Arya Avalokitesvara statue was repaired in 1680.  At the beginning of the Meiji Period, it was abolished, but was rebuilt by Ito Hirobumi (1841-1909) as the stacks and reading room for Kanesawa Bunko.

Address: 203-1 Kanesawacho, Kanesawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0015