After the fall of the Takeda Clan, Torii Mototada, who was a chief retainer of Tokugawa Ieyasu, became lord of Yamura-jo Castle and founded Choan-ji Temple as a Jodo sect temple. It thereafter continued to enjoy the protection of subsequent feudal lords.
The Kannon Bodhisattva enshrined in the Kannon-do Hall is said to be a Buddhist image which Takeda Shingen’s nursemaid personally kept in her possession to pray for Shingen’s academic achievement and health. It is unveiled to the public on May 20 every year.
Another of the temple’s treasures is a Tokoname tea pot, which Tokugawa Ieyasu filled with tea leaves and gave during his traveling inspection of Gunnai. The tea pot has been handed down to this day as a temple treasure.
Choan-ji was destroyed by fire a repeated number of times. The main hall that exists today was rebuilt in 1725 and was restored and completed in 1983.
The Kannon Bodhisattva enshrined in the Kannon-do Hall is said to be a Buddhist image which Takeda Shingen’s nursemaid personally kept in her possession to pray for Shingen’s academic achievement and health. It is unveiled to the public on May 20 every year.
Another of the temple’s treasures is a Tokoname tea pot, which Tokugawa Ieyasu filled with tea leaves and gave during his traveling inspection of Gunnai. The tea pot has been handed down to this day as a temple treasure.
Choan-ji was destroyed by fire a repeated number of times. The main hall that exists today was rebuilt in 1725 and was restored and completed in 1983.