Sho Yakushido Hall (Managed by Jurinji Temple)
Main Image Two Standing Bodhisattvas: Wood-Core Dry Lacquer and Carved Wood (National Important Cultural Properties) Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
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DescriptionTwo imposing standing Bodhisattva statues, thought to date from the early Heian period, are preserved in a storehouse beside Sho Yakushido Hall amid the rural Hojo area of Matsuyama. Both are designated Important Cultural Properties of Japan. One is a rare wood-core dry-lacquer figure, with lacquer built up over a wooden core to model its youthful, Nara-period-inspired face. The other, approximately 215 cm tall, was carved from a single block of wood and displays a powerful twisting pose and deeply carved drapery. Rediscovered at the local hall in the 1960s, the statues were designated in 1965. The neighboring hall also contains an immense late-Muromachi Yakushi Buddha and a group of 43 historic Buddhist images, revealing the region's long history of Buddhist sculpture. The storehouse is normally locked and unattended. Arrange viewing in advance by calling its caretaker, Jurinji Temple, at 089-992-3658. A documented visit in June 2025 confirms that the priest opened the storehouse for visitors.
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