Kofuku-ji-temple has been as an ancient hermitage since the Middle Ages. The temple was founded in 1659 as the Soto sect by Gyudo, a priest of Genshu.
 
 The main statue is Amitabha Nyorai. The main hall and the residence were built in 1782 by the 10th abbot, the temple gate was built in 1782 by the 11th abbot Tetsugen, and the drawing room was built in 1974 by the 17th abbot. We have the Jizo Bodhusattva Hall (Enma Hall), six Jizo Bodhisattvas to the right side of the main hall.
 
 Many people went to zazen under the direction of the late Master Tetsuo Takei, and after his relocation, the zazen group has been continued to the present day.

Takei Tetsuo

 He was born in 1910 in a farmhouse in Hago-cho, Ogatsu-gun,Akita Prefecture. At the age of nine, he was entrusted to a neighboring temple, Daiji-ji, and at the age of 15, he received his degree. He studied at Komazawa University. He practiced At Gensho-ji in Akita City, Ungan-ji in Kakunodate- cho, Akita Prefecture, Hosshin-ji in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, Soji-ji Temple in Yokohama City, and Shanghai.

 In 1941, he became the 17th head priest of Kofukuji Temple. For more than 30 years, he has been advocating the Shobogenzo written by Zen Master Dogen, and has served as a director of the Ashikaga Institute of Technology and a school inspector. He has written many books and drawings. The poet Naosuke Matsuba, the calligrapher Mitsuo Aida, the painter Mikio Ishii, and others participated in the meditation. In 1987, he passed away at the age of 77.