Virtual Buso 48 Kannon Pilgrimage #23 Kofuku-ji Temple

 

     Kofuku-ji Temple was founded by Amamiya Hidenori in 1580.  In 1579, the alliance between the Later Hojo Clan and the Takeda Clan broke up.  Hojo Ujiteru (1542-1590), the lord of Hachioji Castle, sent Amamiya Tsunanobu (1536-1609) to Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) to ally with him.  The people in the Kanto Region were getting involved in the national situation.

     The temple was revived by Priest Juson in 1597, when Japan invaded Korea again.

     In 1619, the head of the Amamiya Family was given a Buddhist posthumous name Senko-in, and his wife Jurin-in.  The temple was renamed Jurin-san Senko-in Temple after them.

     Kofuku-ji Temple is also the #23 of Hachioji 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.

Address: 754 Higashiasakawamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0834

Phone: 050-3542-5115