Jisonin was founded in 816 by Kobo Daishi Kukai as the administrative office for Koyasan when women were forbidden from the mountain. His mother Tamayori Gozen stayed here, and after her death was venerated as the Miroku Bodhisattva. Known as the Women's Koya, it starts the Choishi-michi pilgrimage path and is a UNESCO World Heritage component.

Jisonin was founded in 816 by Kobo Daishi Kukai as the administrative office and lodging facility for Koyasan on the mountain's foothills. Since women were forbidden from entering Koyasan, Kukai's mother, Tamayori Gozen, traveled from Sanuki Province and is said to have resided here. She passed away…