お地蔵さん
Tokushima · Japon0 mUnguardedVerified listing
Jizo-san
The place
お地蔵さん (Ojizō-san, "Venerable Jizō") on the island of Shikoku, Tokushima prefecture (Japan), at 27 m elevation. Small Buddhist wayside shrine dedicated to the bodhisattva Jizō (protector of travelers and children) on the Shikoku Buddhist pilgrimage (Ohenro, 88 temples, 1200 km on foot, a tradition dating to Kōbō Daishi in the 9th century). Subtropical area with camphor trees, sasanqua camellias and bamboo.
The setting
Shikoku Tokushima Japan 27 m, Jizō bodhisattva shrine for travelers/children, Ohenro pilgrimage 88 temples 1200 km Kōbō Daishi 9th century, subtropical camphor trees/camellias.
