Ugedo Rakan Mountain

Japanese name： 穿戸羅漢山

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Main Image Stone Seated Shaka Nyorai, Kannon and Sixteen Rakan Category Tathagata / Bodhisattva / Other

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Description

On the foothills of Mount Aso's southern outer rim, Ugedo Rakan Mountain contains a natural rock grotto enshrining eighteen stone Buddhist figures: a seated Shaka Nyorai, a Kannon and sixteen Rakan. The site is reached by following a mountain trail from Bessho Spring. A local legend tells how the figure Kihachi, pursued by the deity of Aso, kicked through the rock wall to escape. The Takamori Town Board of Education describes a Rakan festival held on the sixteenth day of the third lunar month and a long history of pilgrimage. The grotto and its images form a place of mountain worship open to visitors willing to hike, with care needed on rocky ground and in poor weather.

Basic Information

Spot ID 10440

Temple / Site Ugedo Rakan Mountain

Visiting Area Rock grotto along the mountain path from Bessho Spring

Visiting Status Normally accessible by hiking the mountain path (open rock grotto; confirm conditions and access hours in advance)

Address 熊本県阿蘇郡高森町高森

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