According to temple legend, it began when Kobo Daishi enshrined Jizo Bodhisattva during his pilgrimage to the area. The priest Jogon, who was born here during the Edo period, revived the temple as ``Yakushuzan Enmeiji.'' Master Jogon gained the trust of the fifth shogun, Lord Tsunayoshi, and established Reiun-ji Temple in Yushima, Edo. Throughout his life, he worked to promote Buddhism, respected the precepts, and lived a life of poverty. There are two nationally designated important cultural properties as temple treasures: the Kabutsu Tennai-in Mandala and the Seiryoji-style Standing Statue of Shakyamuni Nyorai. The Yusho Maple, said to have been hand-planted by Kobo Daishi, is a designated natural monument of Osaka Prefecture and is approximately 1,000 years old. It is so named because of its beautiful appearance against the sunset in late autumn. Many pilgrims visit during the autumn leaves season (late October to late November).