Gichū-ji (義仲寺) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in the Baba neighborhood of the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Kiso Yoshinaka was the cousin of Minamoto no Yoritomo and became a rival in the struggle to seize control of the country from the Taira clan in the Genpei War.

He was killed at the Battle of Awazu in Ōmi Province (in what is now part of Ōtsu) and was buried in a mound planted with a Japanese persimmon near the battlefield.

His consort, Tomoe Gozen was captured and taken to Kanagawa, where she was forced to marry one of Yoritomo's generals, Wada Yoshimori.

[2] After the end of World War II, the temple was in danger of extinction, but it was purchased by a private philanthropist, who also established a foundation for its subsequent maintenance and upkeep.