Chisoku, meaning "knowing contentment," is a core Buddhist teaching from the Bequeathed Teachings Sutra. Many temples enshrine this wisdom in their mountain name (sangō), including Chisoku-zan Ryūge-ji in Kanazawa-Hakkei, Yokohama. This article explains the origin of chisoku, the meaning of Ryūge (Maitreya's enlightenment tree), and nearby pilgrimage sites in the Kamakura area.

Seto Shrine in Kanazawa, Yokohama, was founded in 1180 by Minamoto no Yoritomo as a guardian of maritime traffic. After entering the Kanto region in 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu visited the shrine and, out of deep reverence for Yoritomo, issued a vermilion-seal land grant of 100 koku. This article examines the sacred site of Kanazawa that links Yoritomo and Ieyasu through the continuity of warrior governance.

Ryugeji Temple in Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, is a head temple of the Omuro branch of Shingon Buddhism. In 1591, Tokugawa Ieyasu reportedly stayed there during a tour of Kanazawa shortly after entering the Kanto region, subsequently granting the temple a five-koku vermilion-seal land holding. While the anecdote of the misreported name 'Ryugenji' remains legendary, the land grant itself is supported by Edo-period temple records and illuminates a facet of Ieyasu's religious control policy.