Virtrual Shinobu Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #28 Ryugu-ji Temple

 

     When Okuma Nagahide (?-1615) was still a child, his father died and he was raised by his uncle, Takahide.  When Nagahide grew up, he became a monk with his Buddhist name Jokai.  The Okuma Families supported him and founded Ryugu-ji Temple in 1587.  Ryugu means Dragon King's Palace.  In the middle of the Kanto Plain?  A neighboring village's name was Mizubuka, literally Water Deep.  The area still has the Hanasaki Flood Control Basin.  We can make a good guess what Omuro Village looked like at the end of the Warring States Period, when the temple was founded.

Address: 179 Omuro, Kazo, Saitama 347-0027

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