This shrine that was built in 1628 when Suden enshrined Ieyasu TOKUGAWA's hair and personal Buddha statue according to his will was compared to Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine at the time of its founding.
崇伝が徳川家康の遺言により、家康の遺髪と念持仏とを祀って寛永5年(1628年)造営したもので、創建当初は日光東照宮と比された。