Virtual Tama Aqueduct Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #19 Senzo-in Temple

 

     It is unknown when Senzo-in Temple was founded.

     There used to be an Inari Shrine in Isemori, Yokone Village, Tama County, Musashi Province.  As the village had another Inari Shrine, in 1849, they moved the one in Isemori to where Kamimachi-Tenso-jinja Shrine is.  The shrine  was maintained by Senzo-in Temple nearby.  After the Meiji Restoration, the shrine was once merged by Setagaya-Hachiman-gu Shrine.  Oba Nobuchika (1846-?), the 13th local administrator, changed Senzo-in Temple into Sakura Elementary School in 1880.  Its pupils found grave stones, human bones, and, above all, phosphorus burning in rainy seasons, which were thought to be will-o'-the-wisp in those days.  The shrine became independent again in 1931.  Senzo-in Temple used to be located in the south corner of the elementary school property, which still has a great red oak tree that has seen the 4 centuries of the local history.

Sakura Elementary School

Address: 2 Chome-4-15 Setagaya, Setagaya City, Tokyo 154-0017

Phone: 03-3420-5381

Kamimachi-Tenso-jinja Shrine

Address: 1 Chome-23-5 Setagaya, Setagaya City, Tokyo 154-0017