Virtual Akigawa 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #9 Joju-in Temple

 

     The 7th head priest of the Akigawa 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #21 Daihigan-ji Temple, Juken, retired and founded Joju-in Temple in 1469.

     The Kyotoku War lasted for 28 years from 1454 to 1482.  In the war, Ashikaga Shigeuji (1438-1497), the 5th Kanto Deputy Shogun in Kamakura, fought against the Regents of the Kanto Deputy Shogunate, the hereditary positions of the Uesugi Clan.  Shigeuji relinquished Kamakura and moved to Koga in 1457.  In 1458, the Muromachi Shogunate sent out another deputy shogun, Ashikaga Masatomo (1435-1491), from Kyoto for Kamakura, but he couldn’t enter Kamakura and stayed in Horikoshi, Izu Province.  From then on, there were Koga Kanto Deputy Shogun and Horikoshi Kanto Deputy Shogun in the Kanto Region.  The Warring States Period started in the region.

     In the 1460's, the Uesugi Clan was actually under control of their butler, Nagao Kagenobu (1413-1473).  After the death of Uesugi Fusaaki (1435-1466), the head of the clan, Kagenobu successfully received Uesugi Akisada (1454-1510) from Echigo Province as the head of the Uesugi Clan.  It was Kagenobu who actually ruled Musashi Province those days.  The road to failure could be paved with success.  Kagenobu's son, Kageharu (1443-1514), rebelled against the Uesugi Clan, finally lost, and went into exile in Suruga Province in 1512.

     It wasn't recorded when Juken died.  How far did he see the disorder?

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