The temple is also famous as the place in which the 7th chief priest Takuan Soho, who is believed to have invented the pickle 'Takuan', instructed Musashi MIYAMOTO in the secrets of kendo (Japanese swordsmanship).
また漬け物の「たくあん」を考案したとされる七世沢庵宗彭が宮本武蔵に剣道の極意を教えた所としても有名である。