Virtual Akigawa 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #32 Tokei-in Temple

 

     Tokei-in Temple, namely East Gorge Temple, was located on the western bank of Yozawa River.  Nothing is known about the temple, including whether anything is left at the site.

     If you walk up the hill, you can find Itsuhashira Shrine, which enshrines Kukunochi, the god of trees; Kagutsuchi, the god of fire; Haniyasuhime, the goddess of of earth, clay, and pottery; Kanayahiko, the god of mines; and Mizuhanome, the goddess of water.  They tell us what sort of people immigrated to Yozawa and what profession they had.  Tokei-in Temple might have had something to do with the shrine.

Address: 1430 Yozawa, Akiruno, Tokyo 190-0171