Virtual Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #8 Saizen-ji Temple

 

     A pilgriming monk built a hermitage at the foot of Mt. Buko and enshrined Eleven-Faced Ekadasamukha in it.  Later, it was called Negishi-do Hall.

     It is unknown when Saizen-ji Temple was founded, but it was one of the 33 original member temples of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage in 1234.  The temple was revived by Priest Shogan (?-1465) in 1460.  Shogan was said to have belonged to the Hojo Clan, which had been destroyed in 1333.

     Saizen-ji Temple was revived again by Uesugi Norifusa (1467-1525), the Regent of the Kanto Deputy Shogunate, sometime between 1504 and 1521.  Negishi-do Hall was moved to the temple's precincts then.

Address: 598 Yokoze, Chichibu District, Saitama 368-0072

Phone: 0494-23-3413