The temple was relocated to its current site during the Edo period by the monk Ishin Suden, who was known as 'The Minister in Black' and had the complete trust of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA.
江戸時代に徳川家康の信任が篤く、「黒衣の宰相」と呼ばれた以心崇伝(いしんすうでん)によって現在地に移転され、現在に至る。