Virtual Adachi Bando 33 Kannon Pilgrimage (the South) #29 Jigan-ji Temple

     It is unknown when Jigan-ji Temple was founded in Uradera Village, Adachi County, Musashi Province.  It wasn't recorded when it was merged by Jizo-in Temple.  It functions as a Kannon-do hall of Jizo-in Temple.  It enshrines Eleven-Faced Ekadasamukha.

     In the Kamakura Period (1184-1333), the place name Hatogaya Village was recorded.  On September 3rd, 1562, Uradera Village was assigned to Shibue Yoshitane (?-1590).  Uradera Village might have been independent from Hatogaya Village after the 14th century.

The Shibue Family was based in Shibue Village near Iwatsuki Castle in Saitama County, Musashi Province.  Yoshitane first was subject to Ashikaga Yoshiuji (1541-1583), the 5th Koga Kanto Deputy Shogun, and then became subject to Hojo Ujiyasu (1515-1571).  When he served Ujiyasu, he carried out his responsibility as a messenger to Oda Ujiharu (1534-1602).  Uradera Village was a reward for his effort to keep Ujiharu from leaving the Later Hojo Clan.  However, Yoshiharu was killed in battle when Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598) invaded the Kanto Region in 1590, and Ujiharu lost his territory to Hideyoshi after the invasion.

Jizo-in Temple

Address: 5 Chome-5-39 Sakuracho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 334-0001

Phone: 048-281-1347