Virtual Kanesawa 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #27 Fukuju-in Temple

 

     Fukuju-in Temple was said to have been founded by Priest Kanden sometime in the 15th century.  In the 15th century in the Kanto Region, there broke out the Eikyo War in 1438-1439 and the Kyotoku War in 1455-1483, which started the Warring States Period in the region.

     The temple was revived by the 12th head priest, Priest Ryotei (?-1588).  What was happening in the Kanto Region in 1580’s?

     In 1583, Ahikaga Yoshiuji (1541-1583  ), the then Kanto Deputy Shogun at Koga, died.  Koga was located at the adjoining point of the Tone and the Hitachi river systems.  Hojo Ujimasa (1538-1590) seized the moment, took command of the two systems, and thus controlled the water transportation in the Kanto Region.  Any warlord in the region had to chose either to be subordinate to Ujimasa, or to resist to the bitter end.

     The foundation and the revival of Fukuju-in Temple seems to have something to do with the social unrest in the Kanto Region.

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