Takoyakushi-do, formally named Eifukuji, is a Jodo temple facing Shinkyogoku-dori, affectionately known as 'Takoyakushi-san.' Enshrining Yakushi Nyorai as the principal image for healing illness, it is said to be particularly efficacious for 'eye ailments,' and large numbers of worshippers have come since the Edo period. The name 'Tako Yakushi' (Octopus Yakushi) originates from the legend of a fil…

Takoyakushi-do (Eifukuji) is traditionally said to have been founded around 1181, during the Juei era. According to one account, the Buddhist sculptor Joshō carved a statue of Yakushi Nyorai and built a hall to enshrine it, though the original site is believed to have differed from the current locat…