Shingon Esoteric Buddhism| Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Daishiko 

• was initiated and organized by Mrs. Toshie Yamamoto at her farm house with Mr. Sakuma Shimada and Mrs. Eiju Nakashima near the present site of William Land Park.

With The Growth

• of membership in Stockton, the Daishiji Temple was built 45 miles south of Stockton

The Sacramento Daishiko

• moved and built a new shrine in West Sacramento, known as Rikeiji Temple.

The Perkins Daishiko

• was organized by Mrs. Hatsuno Sunahara in East Sacramento

Bishop Seytsu Takahashi

• established the San Jose Daishiko at the Nakashima residence in Milpitas. At the end of World War II, the Petaluma Daishiko was established by the Imoto family.

A New Perkins Daishiko

• assembly hall was built and dedicated by the Sunahara family and its members in East Sacramento.

The Sacramento (Rikeiji) Daishiko

•  and Perkins Daishiko were merged into one religious organization — the Koyasan Buddhist Church. An old Italian church at the Temple’s present location was purchased and remodeled under the leadership of Rev. Eishun Shigetoshi and Mr. Kenkichi Kurosawa, first president of the new church.

Additional facilities

• a social hall and parking lot, were constructed by A-1 Construction Company.

The annual Toro-nagashi

• rite on the river was started at Miller Park in Sacramento.

Upon completion of the church’s remodel

• and expansion, Koyasan headquarters in Japan elevated the church’s status to the Northern California Koyasan Temple (Shorinji), which would serve as the Northern California headquarters.

The Koyasan Spirit

• and Perkins Daishiko were merged into one religious organization — the Koyasan Buddhist Church. An old Italian church at the Temple’s present location was purchased and remodeled under the leadership of Rev. Eishun Shigetoshi and Mr. Kenkichi Kurosawa, first president of the new church.

A residence on Freehaven Drive

• Sacramento, was purchased for the minister’s residence.

The Temple renovation

• project is completed and a special 30th anniversary celebration of the Northern California Koyasan Temple was held.

The Temple was renamed

• from “Shorinji” to “Keigenji”

A commemorative service

• celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Koyasan Mission in Northern California and the 40th anniversary of the Northern California Koyasan Temple was held. The vacant minister’s residence on Freehaven Drive, Sacramento, was sold

The Temple’s Bylaws

• established and adopted in 1971, were amended and adopted on September 21, 2014