Kamakura Kodo South Course

　This temple was built in 1066 in the Heian period (1066) and began with Fudoan of Hidehigaoka Nun.
　In 1649 during the Edo period (1649), Tokugawa 3rd Shogun Iemitsu gave a red seal. It is said that when the red seal was rewritten in place of the Shogun, it was placed in a palanquin with a three-leaf Aoi crest, and traveled to and from Nakahara (road) to Edo.

　The god of worship is Yoshitomo Minamotono, left horse head. The foundation is unknown.
　It is one of the mackerel shrines in the Sakaigawa and Izumi rivers basins.In the past, in villages in the river basin, there was a custom of visiting seven Saba shrines called `` Seven Saba visits '' when the plague spread and eradicating evil. . The temple bell in the precincts retains the appearance of Shinto and Buddhist practice.

　In 1625 (1625), when Niken Jojin, who was on the way to mission to Edo, passed through Nakahara departure (road), he felt the serious religion of Ishikawa Munekawa, a resident of this area, and opened himself. It is a temple that was opened.
　The two ginkgo trees on the side of the gate are ginkgo, a married couple designated by Naki Furuki, Yokohama City, and have been collecting religions for safe delivery and childcare since ancient times.

　It is said that the main priest, Seshi Bodhisattva, was excavated by the announcement of a dream, and the main hall built during the Kanei era (1624-1644) of the Edo period is also enshrined with Kotobukijin.
　On the precincts, the Shimoseya branch school was set up from 1890 (1890) to 1943 (1943).

　It is a promenade where you can touch the greenery and water of the Aizawa River basin and enjoy Kawazu cherry blossoms in early spring.
　Adjacent to Minamidai Children's Forest Park, you can enjoy the overgrown trees and the sound of water at the same time.

It is said that in the first year of Hiroka (1844), when there was a large fire at Edo Castle, the Nagi tree here was cut down and used for reconstruction.