Virtual Gyotoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #12 An'yo-ji Temple

     Kaigan-san An'yo-ji Temple was founded in 1534.  As its sango Kaigan (Seashore) shows, the Edo Bay used to be just in front of the temple.

     In the middle of the 16th century, Takagi Taneyoshi (1501-1565) 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 owned Gyotoku Saltern, the largest saltworks in the Kanto Region.  Under the rule and management of the Takagi Family, the salt industry in Gyotoku grew.  The population there multiplied and the number of temples also increased.

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