Virtual Buso 48 Kannon Pilgrimage #47 Joho-ji Temple

 

     It is unknown when Joho-ji Temple was founded.  It was revived by Monk Chikuho, but it is unknown when and how it was revived.

     The precincts enshrines Kasamori Inari.  Kasamori literally means Unti-Rash.  In the Edo Period, many prostitutes visited the shrine to pray it to protect them from venereal diseases, especially syphilis.

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