Legend has it that Kakumanji Temple was built in Yamato during the Nara period, then relocated to Nagara in 1753. The grounds at that time were larger and known as a famous spot for weeping cherry trees. They appeared as part of the scenery in the One Hundred Views of Osaka, a series of ukiyo-e prints created around the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, and in the ancient rakugo performance of Kakumanji. This is the only temple or shrine in Japan to bear the name “Kakuman.”