Virtual Buso 48 Kannon Pilgrimage #39 Soho-in Temple

 

     Soho-in Temple was founded in 1542 by Priest Donjo and was supported by Okawa Iyo (?-1570).  Its temple name was after the posthumous Buddhist name of Iyo.

     The temple history claims that Iyo’s wife (?-1575) was a younger sister of Takagi Kiyohide (1526-1610).

     In 1542, Kiyohide was still fighting for Oda Nobuhide (1511-1552) along the border between Owari and Mikawa Provinces.  After 1548, he fought for Mizuno Nobumoto (?-1576).  After 1576, he fought for Sakuma Nobumori (1528-1582).  After 1582, he fought for Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616).

     When Ieyasu moved to the Kanto Region in 1590 after the collapse of the Later Hojo Clan, Kiyohide followed him and finally got a territory in Tama County, Musashi Province.

     If Okawa Iyo moved with Kiyohide, it was impossible for Iyo to found a temple in Musashi Province in 1542.  If Iyo lived and fought for the Later Hojo Clan in Musashi Province, his marriage with Kiyohide’s sister was impossible.

Presumably, Iyo founded the temple in Mikawa Province in 1542, and his offspring moved the temple to Haramachida Village after 1590.

Address: 1 Chome-8-13 Haramachida, Machida, Tokyo 194-0013

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