In 1663, Sadamasa Iwaminokami KATAGIRI (Sekishu), the founder of tea ceremony of the Sekishu school, erected this temple as an ancestral temple of his father, Sadataka KATAGIRI, and had Priest Gyokushu (大徹明應禅師), the 185th head of Daitoku-ji Temple, as the head priest.
寛文3年（1663年）に石州流茶道の祖・片桐石見守貞昌（石州）が父・片桐貞隆の菩提寺として大徳寺185世・玉舟和尚（大徹明應禅師）を開山に迎え建立。