Virtual Shimokita 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #2 Seitaku-ji Temple

 

     It is unknown when Junpo-ji Temple was founded in Usori Village, Nukanobu County, Mutsu Province.  Ando Morichika is said to have changed the temple into a fortress sometime between 1247 and 1249.  Although the site's sign is near the sea shore, the fortress is said to be buried under JMSDF the 25th Air Squadron, and its details are unknown.

     Junpoji Fortress was located at the root of Ashizaki Sandspit.  Its fortress town is said to have gone down in the sea due to the changes of sea currents.

     The Ando Pirates used to be based in the sandbank between the Sea of Japan and Tosa Lake.  The Ando Pirates seem to have been fond of building their bases or footholds in sandbars or sandbanks.

     It is clear that Junpoji Fortress was built before Kakizaki Fortress.  The question is whether they coexisted either in peace or in rivalry, or if Kakizaki Fortress overpowered Junpoji Fortress.  In either way, pro-Ando and pro-Nanbu could have been competing in Shimokita in the Medieval days.

     Anyway, Seitaku-ji Temple was founded at the foot of the Junpoji Fortress Site in 1662.

Address: Jogasawa-4-1 Jogasawa, Mutsu, Aomori 035-0095

Phone: 0175-24-1794

Junpoji Fortress Site

Address: Jogasawa, Mutsu, Aomori 035-0095

JMSDF the 25th Air Squadron

Address: Mutsu, Aomori 035-0095