Virtual Shimousa 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #16 Daisho-in Temple

     The Takagi Family built a fortress in Negiuchi in 1462.  In 1480, they put up a prayer spot in the fortress.  In 1506, they made it a temple, Daisho-in, namely Big Win Temple.  Takagi Taneyoshi (1484-1565) made the fortress a castle in 1508.  Taneyoshi moved his base from Negiuchi Castle to Kogane Castle, which commanded Edo, Naka, and Ara Rivers.  Accordingly, Taneyoshi controlled the inland waterway between Edo Bay and the northern part of the Kanto Region.

Taneyoshi also moved Daisho-in Temple to its present place, the northeastern part of the new castle, in 1530.  Northeast was believed to be an unlucky direction and Taneyoshi built the temple there to religiously protect the castle.  In 1537, he invited Priest Eishu to the temple.

     On August 18, 1590, Kogane Castle was set fire by Asano Nagamasa (1547-1611), and Daisho-in Temple burned down.  It was Nagamasa and his lord, Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598), who won a big victory.  However, the Toyotomi Clan was destroyed by the Tokugawa Clan, and Nagamasa went over to the latter side.

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