In 1020, FUJIWARA no Michinaga constructed Muryoju-in Temple (later Hojo-ji Temple) and, from the second half of the 11th to the 12th century, first Hossho-ji was built at Emperor Shirakawa's order, and the so-called 'Six Superiority Temples' Sonsho-ji Temple, Saisho-ji Temple, Ensho-ji Temple, Seisho-ji Temple and Ensho-ji Temple were successively built in the area now known as Okazaki, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City.
藤原道長は寛仁4年（1020年）、無量寿院（のちの法成寺）を建立、また11世紀後半から12世紀にかけては白河天皇勅願の法勝寺を筆頭に、尊勝寺、最勝寺、円勝寺、成勝寺、延勝寺のいわゆる「六勝寺」が今の京都市左京区岡崎あたりに相次いで建立された。