On his way back, he landed at Cape Wada (Kobe City) in May, 805, and founded Nofuku-ji Temple, which was the first site where the edification of Esoteric Buddhism took place.
805年5月、帰路の途中和田岬（神戸市）に上陸し、最初の密教教化霊場である能福寺を開創する。