A Jodo Shinshu-affiliated temple in Tamba Fukuchiyama that has walked alongside the history of Fukuchiyama, a castle town developed by Akechi Mitsuhide. Most of the temples and shrines in Fukuchiyama have histories connected to Mitsuhide's castle town development. The grounds spread with a calm space reflecting Tamba's simple land, functioning as a place of everyday faith for local people. Nembuts…

Kofukuji is said to have been founded around 1590, during the Tensho era. At that time, Tamba Fukuchiyama was being developed as a castle town by the warlord Akechi Mitsuhide, and the temple's founding is considered closely connected to his urban planning efforts. Through the early modern period, th…