In the middle of the 18th century, fire broke out from this temple and Edo became a sea of ​​fire. As a result, it was not allowed to be rebuilt until the end of Edo. After that, it was newly built as a condolence for those who died in the Edo fire

In 1931 Meguro Gajoen was opened as a restaurant named in Meguro This was the first general wedding hall in Japan. Although it was a restaurant serving authentic Beijing cuisine and Japanese cuisine, By putting prices in the menu and by using the other innovative ideas, lots of ordinary people visited as well as politicians and high-class people at that time. The interior of the halls with a dignified decoration is also called “Ryukyu Castle in Showa”. Four of the seven banquet halls were designated as tangible cultural properties (buildings) designated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on March 16, 2009.