Oni-no-Jo Daishi Hall (Oni-no-Jo Christian Graveyard Park)

Japanese name： 鬼の城大師堂（鬼の城キリシタン墓碑公園）

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Main Image Stone Kōbō Daishi, About 110 Jizō Statues, and Fudo Myo-o Category Other

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Beside Oni-no-Jo Park in Amakusa, around 110 Jizō stone figures stand in a hollow said in local legend to have been formed by a coiled giant serpent. Most were donated between the late Edo and Meiji periods. In the Taishō period, the travelling monk Yamazaki Daikan carved a Fudo Myoo image and inspired the creation of a Kōbō Daishi statue about three meters high. The arrangement of figures along the rocks preserves a distinctive scene of local devotion. Christian gravestones nearby also recall the intertwined religious history of Amakusa.

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Spot ID 10462

Temple / Site Oni-no-Jo Daishi Hall (Oni-no-Jo Christian Graveyard Park)

Visiting Area Rocky hollow and Daishi Hall beside Oni-no-Jo Park

Visiting Status Normally accessible outdoors free of charge. Park parking for about 100 cars. Take care on the narrow approach and rocky ground.

Address 熊本県天草市五和町城河原1丁目3159（鬼の城公園一帯）

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