A Tendai temple founded in 853 by Jikaku Daishi Ennin. The Shakado (former main hall) is a National Important Cultural Property and one of Tokyo's oldest wooden structures.

Enryuji Temple is said to have been founded in 853 by the Tendai monk Jikaku Daishi Ennin. At its establishment, the temple is believed to have been called Hoppukuji, before later being renamed Enryuji. Throughout the medieval period, the temple gathered the faith of local communities in southern Mu…