Virtual Musashi 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #25 Entsu-ji Temple

     Priest Bansho (?-1674), who was the 26th head priest of Eihei-ji Temple, first founded Ketsuden-ji Temple for Sakai Tadakatsu (1587-1662), who was one of the prime ministers at the beginning of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and then founded Entsu-ji Temple for Kaneko Sataro.

     Then, the question is who Sataro was.  He must have been an important person, at least privately for Tadakatsu.

     All we know today is, however, Kaneko is the 13th most popular family name in Saitama Prefecture.

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