Hōjūjidono

The Hōjūjidono (法住寺殿) was a Buddhist temple in Kyoto which was, for a time, the home of the Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa.

The temple was originally built and founded, as "Hōjūji", by Fujiwara Tamemitsu in 988.

In 1158, Emperor Shirakawa II abdicated in favor of his son Prince Morihito (Emperor Nijō) and made the Hōjūjiden his home, entering cloistered rule.

The emperor informed the Minamoto brothers Yoshitsune and Noriyori in turn, and asked for their aid in stopping Yoshinaka.

[1] Yoshinaka set fire to the buildings, slaughtered many of the occupants, and seized the cloistered emperor.