Virtual Tama River 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #2 Choson-ji Temple

     Choson-ji Temple was founded by Priest Nanju (?-1554).  It is unknown who Nanju was.

     In 1551, Hojo Ujiyasu (1515-1571), the 3rd head of the Later Hojo Clan, took Hirai Castle in Kozuke Province from Uesugi Norimasa (1523-1579), the Regent of the Kanto Deputy Shogun.  The Later Hojo Clan had unified Sagami Province in the first 2 generations, and Ujiyasu was seeking to gain hegemony in the Kanto Region.

     Castle by castle, Ujiyasu pushed the front line eastward, and finally drove Norimasa away to Echigo Province in January, 1552.  Yet, he still had to fight against the Utsunomiya Clan in Shimotsuke Province, the Satake Clan in Hitachi Province, and the Satomi Clan in Awa Province.

     Presumably Nanju founded Choson-ji Temple after the front line had passed the area to the east.

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