With Myoon Ajari Nichigyo, one of nine old priests who studied under Nichiro (a pupil of Nichiren shonin (founder of the Nichiren sect)), being its kaiki (the patron of a temple at its founding), this temple was founded in 1340.
1340年（暦応3）日朗門下九老僧の一人である妙音阿闍梨日行を開基として創建する。