Gōshō-ji

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Gōshō-ji

Gōshō-ji (毫摂寺, gōshō-ji^?) is a Buddhist temple in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The other name of this temple is Kohama-gobo (小浜御坊). Kohama is a name of the area around the temple and along the Arima Kaidō, which connected Osaka and Kyoto to Arima Onsen during the Edo period. This temple belongs to Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism.

[edit] History

Gōshō-ji is said to be established in 'Meiou Nenkan' from 1492 to 1501. During the Sengoku period in the 16th century, the town of Kohama developed as a typical temple town (寺内町 jinai-machi) of Gōshō-ji. However, the town and the temple was burned by General Fukushima Masanori (福島正則) in 1595, by the order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, because one of wives of Toyotomi Hidetsugu, Kohama-hime (小浜姫) or Kame-hime (亀姫) from this town, was killed with Hidetsugu by Hideyoshi. Hidetsugu was a nephew of Hideyoshi, but killed by Hideyoshi because Hideyoshi doubted that Hidetsugu may takeover the power of Hideyoshi and Toyotomi Hideyori, the only son of Hideyoshi. In Meiji Period, Gōshō-ji was given the title of Bekkaku (別格), literally meaning special, by the sect.