Kawakami Rokujizo
Kawakami Rokujizo
Rokujizo whose height is 2m 30cm is located on the left side towards Kawamai from Tsuru Cho.
At Rokujizo, there are six statues of Jizo going around in the tower. Statues of Jizo are Buddha relieving six lower worlds including hell, hunger, beast, bloodbath, human, and heaven.
There is an inscription, ”In Syotoku rokuheno ko year (1716), houzoritsu rokutai jizo, Nojiri Sebemon Koresada.” It has been said that Koresada built them to relief his people approximately 300 years ago.
- Address
- Nojiri Ishiyunomoto, Takamori Cho, Aso Gun, Kumamoto Pref.