 During Kakuei Tanaka's visit, he proposed a personal request to Prime Minister Zhou Enlai.Kakuei Tanaka wanted to worship at the Guoqing Temple because it was the cradle of Tendai Buddhism in Japan.Kakuei Tanaka's mother was a devout follower of Tendai, who, before he visited China, had asked him to worship in the Guoqing Temple for her.