Virtual Akigawa 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #15 Daigyo-ji Temple

 

     Kusabana Village in Tama County, Musashi Province, was first ruled by the Hirayama Family.  Hirayama Sueshige (1140-1212) founded Daigyo-ji Temple, inviting Priest Ryuho.

     At the turn of the 16th century, Komiya Noriaki used Daigyo-ji Temple as his family temple.  The Komiya Family built Tokura Fortress in those days.  Later, the village was ruled by the Oishi Family, and Oishi Sadahisa moved to Tokura Fortress after his retirement.

     The Komiya Family was a member of the South Musashi White-Flag Commonwealth.  Here, the white flag didn't mean surrender but meant their support for the Mitamoto Clan, to which the Ashikaga and Uesugi Clans belonged.  The Minamoto Clan had used white flags against red flags of the Taira Clan at the end of the ancient times.

     Anyway, after the collapse of Musashi Hei-ikki, or the Musashi Commonwealth, Musashi Shirahata-ikki organized left-over low-ranking samurai of Musashi Heiikki.  Gradually, Musashi Shirahata-ikki was split up into 3 groups geographically at the turn of the 15th century: Joshu-ikki in Kozuke Province, North Bushu-ikki in the northern part of Musashi Province, and South Bushu-ikki in the southern part of Musashi Province.

     In 1873, Kaimei School was opened in Daigyo-ji Temple.

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