In 1591, during the time of seventeenth chief priest Kenson (head priest of Hongan-ji Temple and the second son of Kennyo), Kosho-ji Temple and Hongan-ji Temple were moved to their current locations in Shimogyo-ku Ward, Kyoto City as part of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI's Kyoto city plan.
1591年（天正19年）第17世顕尊（本願寺門主・顕如の次男）の時に、豊臣秀吉による都市計画の一環で、本願寺と共に寺基を現在の京都市下京区に移す。