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The 23rd temple on the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple…
JR日和佐駅から徒歩10分
徳島県海部郡美波町奥河内字寺前285-1
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The 23rd temple on the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple Pilgrimage, Yakuo-ji is a distinguished temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect founded by Gyoki in 726 (Jinki 3) and later revived by Kobo Daishi as a training hall for the removal of misfortune. Nationally renowned for warding off misfortune and praying for good health, the temple is famous for the custom of visitors in unlucky years placing a coin o…
Yakuoji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 726 CE (the 3rd year of Jinki) by the Buddhist monk Gyoki, by imperial decree of Emperor Shomu. During the Daido era (806–810) of the early Heian period, the monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi) is said to have visited the site and re-established it a…
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "薬師如来"
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