Enkan (Echin) worked to restore the temple after he was made a chief supervisor in 1326 under the order of Emperor Godaigo, and was rewarded by being appointed chief priest.
嘉暦元年（1326年）、後醍醐天皇の命を受けた円観（恵鎮）が再び勧進職となり同寺の再興に務め、その功績によってそのまま住持となる。