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

Jiju-in was a prominent nunnery established in [[1428]] by [[Hino Eishi]], 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 family|Konoe]] and [[Hanayama family|Hanayama families]], and of the [[Ashikaga clan|Ashikaga family]], took the tonsure and resided here.

Following its establishment, numerous members of the [[Imperial family]], members of the ''[[kuge]]'' such as the [[Konoe family|Konoe]] and [[Hanayama family|Hanayama families]], and of the [[Ashikaga clan|Ashikaga family]], took the tonsure and resided here. Its abbesses were always taken from the Imperial family, or the families of the ''[[sessho and kampaku|sesshô and kampaku]]'' regents.

The temple has been moved from its original location, where it was erected on the former site of [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]]'s [[Hojo-ji|Hôjô-ji]]; Hôjô-ji was the model for the Usugumo Palace which appears in the [[Tale of Genji]], and as a result, Jiju-in has taken on the name "Usugumo Palace" (''Usugumo gosho'') as well.

The temple has been moved from its original location, where it was erected on the former site of [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]]'s [[Hojo-ji|Hôjô-ji]]; Hôjô-ji was the model for the Usugumo Palace which appears in the [[Tale of Genji]], and as a result, Jiju-in has taken on the name "Usugumo Palace" (''Usugumo gosho'') as well.