Fudoin

It is not clear when a temple was first built on the current site of Fudo-in, but based on the seated statue of Yakushi Nyorai enshrined in the main hall, it is thought that the temple already existed at the end of the Heian period. It is being Later, during the period of the Northern and Southern Courts, it was considered one of the Ankoku-ji temples established by the Ashikaga clan across the country and prospered under the protection of the Shugo Takeda clan, but the temple was burnt down during the war between the Ouchi clan and the Takeda clan during the Taiei era. have done. The person who revived this was Ei, who was active as a diplomatic monk for the Mori clan and had the deep trust of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.With his power behind him, he rebuilt Ankokuji and also built the central shrine and temple. We made it a great temple that could not be outdone. After Ekei's death, there was a monk named Yu, who was a prayer priest for Masanori Fukushima, at Ankokuji Temple.