| The temple was founded in the [[Heian period]], around [[950]], on the orders of [[Emperor Murakami]]. | | The temple was founded in the [[Heian period]], around [[950]], on the orders of [[Emperor Murakami]]. |
− | In [[1694]],<ref>Gallery labels, "Taichôrô," Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History, October 2023.</ref> a guesthouse was constructed adjacent to, and attached to, the temple's ''hondô'' (main hall). The guestroom is in simple ''[[irimoya]]'' construction, with 11.8 meter beams, and a tiled roof. | + | In [[1694]],<ref>Gallery labels, "Taichôrô," Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History, October 2023.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/53270321503/in/dateposted/]</ref> a guesthouse was constructed adjacent to, and attached to, the temple's ''hondô'' (main hall). The guestroom is in simple ''[[irimoya]]'' construction, with 11.8 meter beams, and a tiled roof. |
| [[Yi Bang-eon]], a member of the [[1711]] Korean mission to Edo, famously declared the view of the [[Inland Sea]] from the guesthouse to be the greatest in Japan. The head of the [[1747]] mission, [[Hong Gyehui]]<!--洪啓禧-->, later named the guesthouse "Taichôrô," or "Tower Facing the Tides." | | [[Yi Bang-eon]], a member of the [[1711]] Korean mission to Edo, famously declared the view of the [[Inland Sea]] from the guesthouse to be the greatest in Japan. The head of the [[1747]] mission, [[Hong Gyehui]]<!--洪啓禧-->, later named the guesthouse "Taichôrô," or "Tower Facing the Tides." |