Virtual Koma 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #6 Joen-ji Temple

 

     Itagaki Nobukata (1489-1548) was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen” and had 2 sons.  The elder, Nobunori (1523-1557), was incompetent and was either fired by Shingen (1521-1573) or killed by Hongo Hachirozaemon.  The younger son, Masamitsu (1527-1575), was adopted by Shui Masamoto, and Masamitsu's son, Masayoshi (1575-1617 or 1619), worked and fought for Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616).

     Shui Masayoshi lived in Koma County, Musashi Province, and died of illness.  He founded Joen-ji Temple sometime between 1596 and 1615, and invited Keitetsu (?-1629), who revived Chotoku-ji Temple, Koma 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #7.  The temple was named after the posthumous Buddhist name of Itagaki Nobukata.

     Joen-ji Temple used to be a shrine temple of Tsurugi Shrine in Umahikizawa Village.

Address: 166 Umahikizawa, Hidaka, Saitama 350-1225

Phone: 042-989-3619