Yamate is the central area of the narrow valley of Sasaguri through which the Tatara River, Main road, and train line runs.
The Amida Hall, number 78 of the Sasaguri Pilgrimage is sometimes known as Gosho-ji, the name of the 78th temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
Obviously the Amida is the honzon of the temple, but there are also several other small halls including a Daishi Hall and a Jizo Hall.
There are also numerous Fudo Myoo statues. The Jizo Hall, the first photo of this post, seems to be more popular than the Amida. It is a Higiri Jizo, said to grant wishes on specific dates.
The next temple I visited, very close by, was across the river and back a little. The route I was taking would not be circular, rather almost a figure eight.
The Yakushido has a rather nice Atago Shogun Jizo, pictured below.
A Daishi statue and Yakushi statue are together in the main hall.
The original honzon, a small stone statue, is between them.
Once again, a multitude of Fudo Myoo's...
I've mentioned it before, but for me, the defining feature of this pilgrimage is the vast number of Fudo statues.....
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