Higiri Jizoson Jokoji Temple

Jizo wearing a flower temple and a sash

Original Text

I stopped by during a walk around Takumi Town. There was a Jizo wearing a stone sugakasa in the beautiful precincts such as azaleas, rhododendron, and red maple trees even though it was spring.

there are foreign tourists these days.

Original Text

Since it is an ancestral temple, I visit it regularly. It has a good atmosphere to feel the history. Recently, I often see foreign tourists. There is also a place where many Jizo statues called Gammagafuchi are lined up nearby.

I thought it was a little troublesome, honestly.

Original Text

It began when Shodo Shonin, the founder of Nikko Kaisan, founded Ojoin as the family temple of Nikko Ichiyama. When you enter the mountain gate, you will find a bell or an old tree. I explained this and that, but honestly, I thought it would be a little troublesome.

Chiい Shanmen

Original Text

It is a temple that is said to have a history of 1200 years, located a little off the sightseeing course in Nikko. The red mountain gate shines well in the surrounding greenery.

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It is an old temple with a long history along the Kanmangabuchi hiking course, a historic site search route. Sugakasa Nichiren Jizo is enshrined in a rare figure wearing a stone sugakasa, and if you make a wish only for a day, you will surely be able to fulfill it. In addition, the parent Jizo, which was located upstream due to the great flood of the Otani River and was placed in the back of Jizo, was also enshrined at that time and buried in the river floor. It is a quaint temple with many mossy stone Buddhas. There was no other visitor and it was very quiet. Where to see ...