Zuishinin is the head temple of the Shingon Zentsuji school, founded in 991 by Bishop Nikai, and is known as a temple associated with Ono no Komachi. The cosmetics well she used and a "fumizuka" mound where her love letters were buried remain within the precinct, preserving the legend of the unrivaled beauty. The main hall enshrines a Kongosatta image (Important Cultural Property) attributed to Ka…

Zuishinin was founded in 991 by the Shingon monk Nikai, a high priest renowned for his power to summon rain. The temple is said to have originated as one of the sub-temples of Gyuhizan Mandara-ji. During the Heian period, this area became associated with the celebrated poet Ono no Komachi, and relic…