The 25th temple on the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple Pilgrimage. Standing on a hilltop overlooking Muroto Port, this sacred site has long been deeply venerated by sailors and fishermen as the "Kajitori Jizo" (Helmsman Jizo), a guardian of maritime safety. The principal image is Enmei Jizo Bosatsu, and the main hall stands at the top of a steep stone stairway. The tradition of Muroto's seafarers pray…

Tsurugisanji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded by the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) around 806 or 815 CE during his pilgrimage along the Muroto coast. According to tradition, Kūkai carved the principal image of Enmei Jizō Bosatsu (Jizō Bodhisattva of Longevity) and established the site as…