)Ujimitsu became Kantō Kubō'' at the age of nine when his father suddenly died at the age of 29 during an epidemic. Because of his extremely young age, he was given
Uesugi Noriaki as a regent and
Rinzai Zen priest
Gidō Shūshin as a tutor.) Immediately after Ujimitsu's accession to power, Uesugi Noriaki left Kamakura for Kyoto to represent the
Kantō kubō at
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's accession ceremony. The Uesugi however remained faithful and defeated the coalition. Ujimitsu worked continuously to define and solidify the structures of the Kamakura Bakufu he had inherited. Having gained full control of Kantō, he then conceived the idea of becoming
shōgun, taking advantage of the fact that
shōgun Yoshimitsu was busy subduing
Kyūshū. He however over the years abandoned the idea after Uesugi Noriharu committed
seppuku in protest and he came to realize his lack of reliable support from other clans like the Toki and the Kyōgoku. When
Kantō kubō Ashikaga Ujimitsu died on January 11, 1398, he was given the
posthumous name . His son Mitsukane built this temple and gave it his father's posthumous name. The temple's
oshō Dombo Ushūō was a follower of
Musō Soseki. On March 24, 1439
kubō Mochiuji, a descendant of Ujimitsu, fought here against
shōgun Yoshinori, was defeated and disemboweled himself. The temple was burned and never rebuilt. This is where it stood. Erected by the Kamakuramachi Seinendan in March 1926 ==See also==