Yokomineji
愛媛県
The 60th Shikoku pilgrimage temple at 750m in the shadow of Mt. Ishizuchi, a challenging mountain site where Kobo Daishi practiced star offerings, sacred to Ishizuchi mountain worship
Founded
701
Type
Temple
Visited
Want to go
Access
JR伊予小松駅から車30分後、徒歩60分
愛媛県西条市小松町石鎚2253
Open in Google Maps ↗
Overview
The 60th temple of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage, enshrining Dainichi Nyorai at an elevation of approximately 750 meters on the slopes of Mt. Ishizuchi, western Japan's highest peak at 1,982 meters. Counted among the most challenging stages of the pilgrimage, reaching the temple through steep mountain paths brings a profound sense of accomplishment. It is said that Kobo Daishi performed the eso…
Read more
Origins
According to tradition, Yokomineji was founded in 701 by the ascetic En no Gyoja (En no Ozunu) by imperial decree of Emperor Monmu. The site was long venerated as a sacred mountain ground associated with the worship of Mount Ishizuchi, the highest peak in western Japan, and flourished as a center of…
Read more
Pilgrimage Courses
Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (Henro)
0 / 87 spots
→
Divine Benefits
Warding Off Evil
Purification
Career Advancement
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大日如来"
Posts
0
＋
No posts yet
Goshuin
No goshuin posts yet
Also Worth Visiting
香
Koonji
The 61st Shikoku pilgrimage temple famed as the 'Temple of Safe Childbirth,' where Kobo Daishi practiced rites for child rearing, housed in a distinctive concrete cathedral
3.2km
→
宝
Hojuji
The 62nd Shikoku pilgrimage temple, formerly the head Buddhist temple of Isono Shrine (Iyo's first-rank provincial shrine), still preserving vestiges of syncretic worship after the Meiji separation
3.5km
→
吉
Kissyoji
The 63rd Shikoku pilgrimage site and the only one enshrining Bishamonten as principal deity, founded by Kobo Daishi at Emperor Saga's behest — a site of fortune and victory
3.8km
→
Maegamiji
The 64th Shikoku pilgrimage temple at the foot of Mt. Ishizuchi, where En no Gyoja built a hermitage around 685 and which served as the sacred Buddhist temple of Ishizuchi Shrine
4.4km
→
石
Ishizuchi Jinja
The head shrine of Ishizuchi mountain worship with western Japan's highest peak (1,982m) as its sacred body, opened by En no Gyoja as a center of Shugendo asceticism
1.7km
→
西
Saijo Jinja
The chief tutelary shrine of the Saijo domain enshrining Emperor Jimmu, central to the Saijo Festival's spectacular midnight danjiri procession into the river
4.4km
→
伊
Isono Jinja
An ancient Iyo shrine listed in the Engishiki, co-hosting the Saijo Festival — one of Shikoku's largest autumn celebrations where dozens of danjiri floats compete to enter the shrine
3.6km
→
嘉母神社
Shrine
4.4km
→
記
Suggest an update
Suggest fixes to the location, history, visiting hours, access, facilities, notes and more
›
Report incorrect info ›
Get the app for a better experience
Auto stamp via GPS, offline access, and favorites tracking
View in app
＋
Explore pilgrimage with the app
View in app
✕