The Kohoku region is a region with a strong Shinshu faith, and Gomura Betsuin is the center of its activities. Gomura Betsuin began around 1597, when Omura Gyobuzaemon, an influential local leader, and others donated temple land to Kyonyo Shonin, the 12th head priest of Honganji Temple, and built a simple listening monastery. Gomura Betsuin, also called "Gomura Gobo," has played an important role as a temple associated with the Kohoku monks, strongly supporting Kyoyo Shonin and the Honganji Order. The temple grounds are vast and austere in appearance, stretching 78 ken from east to west and 62 ken from north to south. It consists of the main hall, front gate, shoin (drawing room), and large hall, etc. The present main hall was rebuilt in 1730. The powerful style of the temple carpenter Nishijima Tajima Motochika can be seen in many places, and together with the front gate, is designated as a National Important Cultural Property of Japan. The mausoleum to the southwest of the main hall houses the remains of Kyoyo Shonin, and is an important place of worship for the local people. On October 5, the anniversary of Kyoyo Shonin's death, a grand "five-day memorial service" is held.