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The temple was originally built in the late 16th century by a monk named [[Eijun]] (d. [[1594]]/6), to house a sculpture of [[Kannon]]. Though originally founded as a branch of [[Hosen-ji|Hôsen-ji]]<!--宝仙寺--> in the Nakano area, it was later renamed and became a branch temple of [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)]].
The temple was originally built in the late 16th century by a monk named [[Eijun]] (d. [[1594]]/6), to house a sculpture of [[Kannon]]. Though originally founded as a branch of [[Hosen-ji|Hôsen-ji]]<!--宝仙寺--> in the Nakano area, it was later renamed and became a branch temple of [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)]].
The temple is located on or near the grounds of a medieval checkpoint (''[[sekisho]]'') known as ''Shukusaka no seki''. By the 1630s, or perhaps decades earlier, however, the checkpoint was no longer in operation, and perhaps even no longer extant.
Many of the temple's buildings and treasures were destroyed in fires in World War II. The Main Hall that stands today dates to 1970. A nearby temple known as Shin-Hasedera also burned down in the war, and rather than being rebuilt was combined with Konjô-in. The temple then came to be also known as "Mejiro Fudô," for the statue of [[Fudo myoo|Fudô myôô]] formerly belonging to Shin-Hasedera and now housed at Konjô-in.
Many of the temple's buildings and treasures were destroyed in fires in World War II. The Main Hall that stands today dates to 1970. A nearby temple known as Shin-Hasedera also burned down in the war, and rather than being rebuilt was combined with Konjô-in. The temple then came to be also known as "Mejiro Fudô," for the statue of [[Fudo myoo|Fudô myôô]] formerly belonging to Shin-Hasedera and now housed at Konjô-in.