Yamashina Mido

Yamashina Hongan-ji
山科本願寺
Kyoto, Japan
TypeFortified Buddhist temple
Site information
Controlled byIkkō-ikki
ConditionNot extant
Site history
Built1478-1483
Built byIkkō sect
In use1478-1532
MaterialsWood, stone
Demolished1532
Battles/warsSiege of Yamashina (1532)
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Rennyo (founder), Shonyo (last abbot)

Yamashina Mido, also known as Yamashina Hongan-ji (山科本願寺), was a Buddhist temple in Kyoto which was used as a fortress by the Ikkō-ikki, an organization of warrior monks and lay zealots who opposed samurai rule.