A Tendai temple founded in 864 by Jikaku Daishi Ennin as a branch temple of Anshoji, later converted to Rinzai Zen. The monk Tesshu revived it in the mid-Edo period, and the 'Basho-an' hermitage on the grounds is known as the place where Matsuo Basho stayed. After Basho's death, Yosa Buson rebuilt the Basho-an and is buried in the temple grounds, making it a sacred site of haiku poetry visited by …

Kinfukuji was founded in 864 by Jikaku Daishi Ennin as a branch temple of Anshoji, originally belonging to the Tendai sect. Much of its early medieval history remains unclear, though it is said to have fallen into decline at some point. In the mid-Edo period, the Rinzai Zen monk Tesshu revived the t…