A Soto Zen temple connected to the Matsudaira lords of Imabari Domain, set on a hill overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.
Origins
Kankoji Temple is said to have been founded in 1635 (Kan'ei 12) as a Soto Zen institution closely associated with the Matsudaira lords of Imabari Domain. Following the Battle of Sekigahara, the Imabari region developed around the castle constructed by Todo Takatora, and after the Matsudaira clan ass…