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Kaifuku-ji Temple

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Kaifuku-ji Temple: a Jishu temple with a unique legend, worth an hour's visit.

Kaifuku-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Jishu sect temple.
  • Founded in 1328 by Yugyo II Aashonin.
  • Known for the 'Mitsukubi-sama' legend.
  • Also believed founded in 1320 by Tan Amidabutsu.

What to see

  • Enshrines the heads of three executed bandits.
  • These heads are believed to cure head-related illnesses.

Getting there

  • 15-minute walk from Onomichi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

広島県尾道市西土堂町14-1番地 Open in Google Maps

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