Founded in 1601 by Okubo Tadayo, lord of Odawara Castle — the Okubo clan's family temple
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1601
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Minami-cho, Odawara, Kanagawa
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Temple
Founded 1601
425 years
Overview
A Nichiren sect temple in Minami-cho, Odawara, known as the family temple of the Okubo clan.
Founded in 1601 by Okubo Tadayo to pray for his clan's spirits.
The main hall houses a statue of Saint Nichiren in a solemn atmosphere.
The Okubo clan cemetery on the grounds tells the history of Odawara.
Okubo Tadayo was the lord of Odawara Castle who built the foundation of the castle town.
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Origins
Daiku-ji was founded in 1601 by Okubo Tadayo, who became lord of Odawara Castle.
The Okubo clan were Tokugawa vassals from Mikawa who were enfeoffed after the fall of the Odawara Hojo.
Tadayo devoted himself to developing the castle town, building Odawara's foundation as an early modern city.
The te…