Yakuo-ji Temple

Temple

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The Yakuo-ji Temple is a Koya-san Shingon Buddhist temple located in Okugawauchi, Minami-cho, Tokushima Prefecture. It is the 23rd temple visited on the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage; the temple’s formal name is Iozan Muryoju-in. According to legend, the temple was founded in 726 by the Buddhist monk Gyoki on the orders of the Emperor Shomu. The main object of veneration at the Yakuo-ji Temple is a statue of the Yakushi Nyorai Buddha (Medicine Buddha), and praying at the temple is believed to be very effective at warding off evil. The main hall is reached by two flights of stone steps: the Onna-yaku Zaka (33 steps) and the Otoko-yaku Zaka (42 steps). Further on, the Yugi-to pagoda houses an exhibition room and observation platform; downstairs, pilgrims worship by walking round the Yakushiji Sanzon (a triad of three Buddha statues).

Spot details

Address: Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunminamichou Okugawauchi Teramae 285-1 Map
Area: Around Hiwasa Area
Phone: 0884770023
Hours: [Temple office] 7:00-17:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Worship fee] Free
Parking Lot: Available(350spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Available (Available only at the ashtray location)
Wi-Fi: Available(Tokushima)
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 1,001-3,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

A temple with something different to offer

Reviewed : 2014.08.17

If you had visited others temple before this one has something new to offer! Apart from the huge red pilar that can be seen from a long distance, you have in the inside of that pilar an interesting...
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Reviewed : 2023.04.27

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