Virtual Yashima Domain 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #12 Koken-ji Temple

 

     Koken-ji Temple was founded in the secondary bailey of Nejo Fortress in 1394 by Priest Nosho, who was supported by Oi Mitsuyasu.  The Oi Family, which was later called the Yashima Family, died out in 1593, and the fortress was destroyed.  Koken-ji Temple moved to Sakanoshita Village, but it was washed away by the flood in 1639, and was revived in the precincts of Jigan-ji Temple.

     Koken-ji Temple enshrines the Eleven-Faced Ekadasamukha image.

Address: Ueno-120 Yashimamachi Tateishi, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0414

Phone: 0184-56-2193

Nejo Fortress Site

Address: Kanazawa-50-1 Yashimamachi Arasawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0418