The temple belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen sect and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai.

Yoshihiro died in battle against the forces of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and his his younger brother, Ōuchi Moriakira, ordered the construction of a pagoda in his memory.

In 1600, Mōri Terumoto was defeated in the Battle of Sekigahara and the victorious Tokugawa shogunate deprived him of most of his territories, including Aki Province.

Some parts of the building are in the zenshūyo, with Chinese influence, including the inverted lotus-shaped ornaments on the railing of the first floor.

The temple is located approximately 30 minutes from Yamaguchi Station on the JR West San'yo Main Line.