This place, the valley of Minobu, is northwest of Hakii County, which is one of the three counties (Iino, Mimaki, and Hakii) owned by Lord Hakii Sanenaga of Kai Province (Yamanashi Prefecture). To the north, the mountain of Minobu stretches toward the sky. To the south, the Takatori Mountain stretches toward the clouds. To the east, Tenshi’s high mountain approaches the sun. To the west, the tall, steep mountains tower and join Mt. Shirane. The monkey’s cries echo toward the sky, while the cicadas’ chirps vibrate on the ground. In my eyes, this place looks like Mt. Sacred Eagle of India and Mt. T’ien-t’ai of China. Though I am neither Śākyamuni Buddha nor Grand Master T’ien-t’ai, I respectfully recite the Lotus Sūtra day and night, and expound the Great Concentration and Insight morning and evening. So Minobu looks to me exactly like the Pure Land of Mt. Sacred Eagle and differs little from Mt. T’ien-t’ai.

Matsuno-dono Nyōbō Gohenji, Reply to the Wife of Lord Matsuno, the Nun of Kubo, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Volume 7, Followers II, Page 72