Kannō-in (感応院) & Mishima Daimyōjin (三島大明神)

Kanno-in (感応院)

Kanno-in (感応院) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in the Daigiri District of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Founded in 1218, the temple is said to have been patronized by Minamoto no Sanetomo.  It is considered one of the oldest temples in Fujisawa-shuku, one of the 53 shukuba (post stations) along the historic Tokaido Route.

In 1609, the Edo shogunate designated the temple as a Danrinsho (檀林所), a Buddhist academic institute.

It is the first temple of the Sagami-no-kuni Jun-Shikoku 88 Temples (相模国準四国八十八箇所), a replica pilgrimage of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.  The pilgrimage consists of 88 temples located in Fujisawa, Chigasaki, Samukawa, and Izumi Ward of Yokohama.

The temple is also part of the Fujisawa Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) as it enshrines a statue of Jurojin (寿老人) in its main hall.  It is open to the public during the Fujisawa Shichifukujin Meguri (藤沢七福神めぐり) event, usually held from January 7 to January 31.

Mishima Daimyojin (三島大明神)

Southwest of the temple is a shrine hall enshrining Mishima Daimyojin (三島大明神).  In 1193, during a hunting expedition at the foot of Mount Fuji, Minamoto no Yoritomo enshrined the kami (deity) of Mishima Jinja (now in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture) as a protective deity for travelers.  An interesting feature of the shrine hall is that it can rotate.