 The priest Engaku of the Yuzu Nembutsu school restored the temple in the medieval period.Tradition holds that he was responsible for establishing the practice of the "Mibu Dai Nembutsu Kyōgen", now an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.Towards the end of the Edo period, the Tokugawa Bakufu established the Mibu Rōshigumi at the nearby stronghold, the Yagi House (八木家 "Yagike").