The predecessor of this temple was the prosperous Hashirii teahouse engaging in business in Oiwake, which used to be the busiest post-station town along the Tokai-do Road because it was very close to Osakayama checkpoint (or Osaka-no-Seki), the entrance to Kyoto, the capital of the day, and Otsu.
京、大津への玄関口､逢坂山の関所を控える、かつては東海道随一の賑わいをしていた追分の地で繁昌していた走井茶屋の跡。