The street leads to the temple starts at Sobu-sen Shimousa Nakayama-station and had created a town alongside over the years.
Nichiren Shonin avoided the Matsubagayatsu Persecution by running away to Shimousa and he relied upon Jonin Toki, the head of Gozoku (prominent family) in Wakamiya as well as a devoted follower.
In August of 1260, the Hokke-do (later it became Hokke-ji) was built within Toki's residence.
Nearby beach there is the famous Manaita-iwa (Chopping board rock), where Nichiren Shonin was deserted to die by raising ocean water, and the couple, who rescued Nichiren Shonin, Funamori Yasaburo and his wife rest at Renkei-ji Temple in the same region.
Spring of 1261, Nichiren Shonin returned to Kamakura from Shimousa, but he was captured and sent away to Izu.
He convinced his disciple Nichiro not to accompany him and went on a boat to be taken away on May 21.
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