Originating in a Hokke-sect temple established in 1295 by Nichizo Shonin as a base for missionary activities, later relocated to Matsugasaki. The temple is one of the temples that oversees the "Myo" bonfire of the Gozan Okuribi (Five Mountains Sending-Off Fire) on August 16 each year, signaling the end of summer in Kyoto. The principal image, Sanboson, is connected to the Dharma lineage of Nichire…

The temple is said to have been founded in 1295 by Nichizo Shonin, a direct disciple of Nichiren, as a base for propagating the Hokke (Lotus) sect in Kyoto. Nichizo Shonin played a central role in spreading the Nichiren sect throughout the capital, and this temple was established as part of that mis…