Virtual Gyotoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #21 Korin-ji Temple

     Korin-ji Temple was founded by Priest Sonryo (?-1544)  sometime between 1532 and 1544, and was supported by Tadokoro Nobuyoshi.

     In those days, 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.  He also ruled the saltworks in Gyotoku, the largest in the Kanto Region.  All in all, he became independent from the Chiba and Hara Families.  It is unknown whether Nobuyoshi was for the advance of the Takagi Family or against it.

     On August 25, 1856, a big typhoon hit the Kanto Region with the death toll of 100,000.  The flood washed away the documents the temple had kept.

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