Virtual Bando 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #3 An'yo-in Temple

 

     Tashiro-ji Temple was founded by Tashiro Nobutsuna in Hikigayatsu in 1192.  It enshrined the #3 deity of the Bando 33 Kannon Pilgirmage, the Thousand-Armed Sahasrabhuja statue.

On February 16th, 1220, a big fire broke out in Kamakura.  It burned from the beach in the south to the residence of Hojo Yasutoki (1183-1242) in the north.  After the fire, commercial areas were confined to Omachi (namely Big Town), Komachi (literally Small Town), and the other 5 minor districts.

     Priest Sonkan founded Zendo-ji Temple in Omachi.  Meanwhile, Choraku-ji Temple was founded by Hojo Masako (1157-1225) to pray for the comfort of her late husband, Minamoto Yoritomo (1147-1199), in the other world in 1225 in Hasesasamegayatsu.  Choraku-ji Temple was burned down in 1333, when Nitta Yoshisada (1301-1338) invaded Kamakura and destroyed the Kamakura Shogunate, and was merged to Zendo-ji Temple, which was renamed An'yo-in.  In the Edo Period (1603-1867), Tashiro-ji Temple was merged to An'yo-in Temple.

Address: 3 Chome-1-22 Omachi, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0007

Phone: 0467-22-0806