Kurokawa Jizo Hall (Kurokawa Jizoson)

Japanese name： 黒川地蔵堂（黒川地蔵尊）

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Main Image Migawari Jizo (Jizo Bosatsu Image Surviving as a Head) Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)

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Description

At the foot of Igozaka Hill in Kurokawa Onsen stands a small hall housing the Migawari Jizo, a Jizo Bodhisattva image preserved in the form of a head. According to local legend, a son stole a melon to feed his sick father, and the Jizo took the son's place and was beheaded. The head was later brought to Kurokawa and enshrined after it was said to ask to remain here. Hot springs are believed to have begun flowing afterward, making the Jizo a symbol of Kurokawa Onsen's origins. Visitors today offer their used hot-spring bathing passes at the hall and can worship the image free of charge.

Basic Information

Spot ID 10446

Temple / Site Kurokawa Jizo Hall (Kurokawa Jizoson)

Visiting Area Inside Jizo Hall, at the foot of Igozaka Hill in Kurokawa Onsen

Visiting Status Free admission and open for visits (steps to the hall; use Kurokawa Onsen area parking)

Address 熊本県阿蘇郡南小国町満願寺6612-2

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