Konchi-in Temple was founded in Takagamine of northern Kyoto at the beginning of the 15th century by Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA, 4th Shogun of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), who named Daigo Tokuki as kaisan (founding priest).
応永年間(15世紀初頭)に室町幕府4代将軍足利義持が大業徳基を開山として洛北・鷹ケ峯に創建。