The temple continues the Buddhist teachings of Nikko, is dedicated to the Shoretsu school's Fuji Faction that believes Nichiren to be the true Buddha, and is one of the Komon Hachi-honzan (the eight head temples of the Fuji Faction) along with the Fuji Gozan (five head temples of the Fuji Faction) in the Sunto region of Shizuoka Prefecture, Hota Myohon-ji Temple and Izu Jitsujo-ji Temple.
日興の法脈を継承し、勝劣派、宗祖本仏論を奉ずる富士門流に属し、静岡県駿東地方に分布する富士五山や、保田妙本寺、伊豆実成寺とともに、同門流の興門八本山を構成している。