▁of ▁the ▁Ox ▁and ▁Hor se ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 - year ▁cycle ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁z od iac . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kas am ori ▁T sur um ai ▁Pref ect ural ▁Natural ▁Park . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁tradition ▁the ▁T end ai ▁mon k ▁Sa ich ō ▁( 7 6 7 – 8 2 2 ) ▁ ▁visited ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 7 8 4 . ▁Sa ich ō ▁car ved ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁Ele ven - Head ed ▁K annon , ▁and ▁installed ▁the ▁statue ▁in ▁a ▁that ched ▁h ut ▁structure . ▁Nich ir en ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁frequently ▁pray ed ▁at ▁Kas am ori - ji , ▁and ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁qu arters ▁at ▁the ▁temple ▁exists . ▁Kas am ori - ji ▁appears ▁in ▁both ▁an ▁u ki yo - e ▁wood block ▁print ▁by ▁H iro sh ige ▁II ▁( 1 8 2 9 – 1 8 6 9 ) ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁One ▁H undred ▁View s ▁of ▁the ▁Provin ces . ▁Additionally , ▁M ats uo ▁Bash ō ▁( 1 6 4 4 – 1 6 9 4 ) ▁wrote ▁a ▁ha iku ▁about ▁the ▁temple . ▁A ▁marker ▁with ▁the ▁ha iku ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁gate . ▁ ▁K annon - d ō ▁▁ ▁The ▁K annon - d ō ▁hall ▁of ▁Kas am ori - ji ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁temple ▁built ▁in