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Iou-ji Temple

〒336-0022 埼玉県さいたま市南区白幡2丁目16−8

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A temple belonging to the Toyasan branch of Shingon Buddhism, known as Kinrin-san Ikou-in. It houses a stone soto (memorial tablet) inscribed with the date Enkyo 2 (1309 CE), which is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property by Saitama City.

History

The founding date is unknown, but it is said that the temple was established by Kaneko Naizou, an ancestor of the villager Kurobei. Legend has it that when Kaneko Naizou built a Yakushi-do (hall dedicated to the Medicine Buddha) at his residence, he also founded this temple as his family's memorial temple and entrusted it with guarding the Yakushi-do.

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