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 vermilion seal stamp land. 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.
　One of the Saba Shrines in the Sakaigawa and Izumi River basins, in the past, villages in the river basin had a custom of visiting seven Saba Shrines called `` Seven Saba Shrines '' when the plague spread and visiting protection against misfortune. . The Buddhist temple bell on the grounds retains the appearance of syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism.

　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.

　The Seshi Bodhisattva of main deity is said to have been excavated by dreaming, and the main hall, built during the Kanei era (1624-1644) of the Edo period, also enshrines 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.