Jiju-in

• Founded: 1428, Hino Eiko
• Other Names: 広徳山 (Koutoku-zan), 竹之御所 (Take no gosho), 烏丸御所 (Karasuma gosho)
• Japanese: 慈受院 (Jiju-in)

Jiju-in was a prominent nunnery established in 1428 by Hino Eiko, in following with the last wishes of her late husband, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi, who died the previous year.

Following its establishment, numerous members of the Imperial family, members of the kuge such as the Konoe and Hanayama families, and of the Ashikaga family, took the tonsure and resided here.

The temple has been moved from its original location, which is believed to have been, previously, the site of Fujiwara no Michinaga's Hôjô-ji, also known as the Usugumo Palace, a site also closely associated with the Tale of Genji.

References

• Plaques on site.