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It is one of the few Nakamoto-san temples of the Rinzai School’s Kennin-ji branch in Wakasa and serves as the 31st pilgrimage site on the Wakasa Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage. The temple also offers zazen meditation experiences to refresh the mind, with the head priest leading the Dharma talk and guiding the meditation.

Zuiōzan Daijō-ji Temple;
Sect: Rinzai School, Kennin-ji Branch; Principal Image
: Holy Kannon Bodhisattva; Hymn:
“From Hiki, my distant homeland, the sound drifts here; today, as I recall Yasaka, is truly precious.” It is said to have been founded in the second year of the
 
Kan’ō era (1351) by Motoi, the second son of Ashikaga Takauji.
As mentioned in the hymn, the temple was originally located in Hiki, in the Uchiura district of Takahama Town, and was known as Zuisen-ji; however, it was destroyed by fire. In the first year of the Ōei era (1394), under the patronage of Ōtaka Shigenari, the lord of Obama, the temple was relocated and rebuilt to this site. At that time, to honor the lord’s virtue, it was renamed “Daijō-ji.”
During the tenure of the sixth head priest, Umeiwa Zui Ken, the temple halls were destroyed by fire; however, in the 18th year of the Tenmon era (1550), the local lord, Takeda Motomitsu, invited Kiseido to serve as the founding priest and revived the temple.
The mountain gate is an eight-legged pagoda-style gate. Built in the 4th year of the Bunsei era (1821), it has been designated as a town cultural property.
Currently, it serves as the 31st station of the Wakasa Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage.