Virtual Gyotoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #23 Enmyo-in Temple

 

     Enmyo-in Temple was founded by Priest Kakugen in 1560.

     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 Takagi Family, Gyotoku’s salt industry grew, its population increased, and thus the number of temples also multiplied.

     On August 25, 1856, a big typhoon hit the Kanto Region with the death toll of 100,000.  The flood washed away all the temple's documents.  The temple gate was built in 1738, and it is the oldest building in Gyotoku.

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