Virtual Tama Aqueduct Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #29 Eisen-ji Temple

 

     It is unknown when Eisen-ji Temple was founded in Takaido Village, Ebara County, Musashi Province.

     The Tamagawa Aqueduct was constructed by the Tokugawa Shogunate to supply drinking and fire-fighting water from the Tama River to Edo in 1653.  When the aqueduct was dug near Eisen-ji Temple, a shining rock was dug out.  In the shine,  Bhaisajyaguru appeared.  They built a Bhaisajyaguru hall to enshrine the rock.  They dispensed pills, modeling the rock.  Anyway, it means Eisen-ji Temple was founded before 1653.

     In 1910, Eisho-ji Temple merged Eisen-ji Temple and moved to the precincts of Eisen-ji Temple.

     During World War II, the temple and the rock were burned down in the air raid in 1945, and the rock lost its shininess.

Eisho-ji Temple

Address: 1 Chome-6-15 Eifuku, Suginami City, Tokyo 168-0064

Phone: 03-3322-4009

Eisenji Hill

Address: 2 Chome-21-29 Shimotakaido, Suginami City, Tokyo 168-0073