Virtual Old Tsugaru 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #2 Seigan-ji Temple

 

     Seigan-ji Temple was first founded in Daikoji, Hirakawa, Aomori 036-0101, in 1596.

     Daikoji Village was first documented in 1334, when the Soga Family ruled the village.  In 1359, the village became under the rule of the Nanbu Family.  When Hirosaki Castle was built from 1603 to 1611, the temple was moved to its present place.

     In 1574, when Takimoto Shigeyuki ruled Daikoji Village for the Nanbu Family, Oura Tamenobu (1550-1608) attacked the village with a 3000-4000-strong army.  Shigeyuki made a surprise attack on Tamenobu's camp with his 700-strong corps of elite troops and drove Tamenobu away.  On January 1st, 1576, Tamenobu made a surprise attack on Shigeyuki this time and got rid of Shigeyuki from the village.  When they left their fortress, Shigeyuki's wife engraved a tanka poem on a pillar:

For the time being,

We are forced to leave the fortress.

Its pillars should not forget us.

     When the rulers of the village changed a couple of times, who brought the temple to the Hirosaki Castle Town?

Address: 247 Aramachi, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8364

Phone: 0172-34-5532

Daikoji Fortress Site

Address: Sanmurai Daikoji, Hirakawa, Aomori 036-0101