In 1631, with the arrival of the first chief priest (High Priest Yugen Shorin), Daiko-ji Temple was built in the present location, affiliated with the Nanzen-ji School of the Rinzai Sect and, has been passed down 27 generations to the present day.
寛永8年　1631年現在の地に開山幽玄相林和尚を請じて大興寺を建立し、臨済宗南禅寺派に属し現在27世今に至っている。