During the Kamakura period, Sansho-ji Temple was a highly influential temple with a complex of Zen style buildings but it gradually fell into decline and merged with Manju-ji Temple in 1873.
三聖寺は鎌倉時代には禅宗式の大伽藍を持つ有力寺院であったが次第に衰微し、明治6年（1873年）に万寿寺に合併された。