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Nichizō soon won over and converted Yanagi-ya Nakaoki (柳屋仲興), the widow of the store's owner. She gifted him the store and its numerous buildings to create a Nichiren temple.

At first Nichizō bestowed on it the name 'Yanagi-dera' (柳寺), after the original shop.

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The temple's history began with the arrival of Nichizō (日像) in 1294.
Charged with converting Emperor Fushimi (伏見天皇) to Nichiren Buddhism (日蓮系諸宗) by Nichiren on his deathbed, Nichizō found lodgings at the Yanagi-ya (柳屋) saké store at Nishinotōin Gojō.

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