A Rinzai Zen temple in Muramachi, Shimizu-ku, associated with Yamaoka Tesshu (Tetsutaro), the late-Edo/Meiji swordsman, Zen monk, and politician. Tesshu supported the temple's maintenance in the Meiji period and is affectionately called "Tesshuji" after him. With a tradition of having been founded by Gyoki in the Nara period, the precinct commands sweeping views of Suruga Bay and Mt. Fuji. As one …

The temple is traditionally said to have been founded by the Buddhist monk Gyoki during the Nara period (710–794), and is believed to have originally borne the name Hodarakusan Shohoji. Details of its history through the medieval period remain largely unclear. It is said that the temple may have bee…