TheHōjūjidono (法住寺殿) was a Buddhist temple inKyoto which was, for a time, the home of theCloisteredEmperor Go-Shirakawa.

The temple was originally built and founded, as "Hōjūji", byFujiwara Tamemitsu in 988. However, it was destroyed in 1032.

In 1158, Emperor Shirakawa II abdicated in favor of his sonPrince Morihito (Emperor Nijō) and made the Hōjūjiden his home, entering cloistered rule. However, in 1183, he was informed byMinamoto no Yukiie thatMinamoto no Yoshinaka intended to kidnap him, form a new government to the north, and use his possession of the cloistered emperor to justify his rule. The emperor informed the Minamoto brothersYoshitsune andNoriyori in turn, and asked for their aid in stopping Yoshinaka. But they failed; Yoshinaka seizedKyoto in December 1183.

Then, theSiege of Hōjūjidono resulted in 1184.^[1] Yoshinaka set fire to the buildings, slaughtered many of the occupants, and seized the cloistered emperor.

The temple has since been rebuilt, and now houses Shirakawa's tomb. It is also closely related to theSanjusangen-dō.

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