Friday, January 31, 2025

Itsutsuji Fudo

 


Mount Fudo is only 350 meters high but has some of the best views in the whole of the Kunisaki area.


It is a rocky outcropping like many in the area and is fairly typical of the kind of spot that yamabushi are attracted to.


The main hall enshrines Fudo Myoo, and is also fairly typical of the Kunisaki area in that it is built into a cave.


There is a smaller hall built into another small cave and other statues scattered around the not easily accessible cliff faces .


I can find very little information about it except that it is considered part of the Kyu Sentoji Temple complex lower down the slope, so may date back as far as the 9th century. However, the buildings are in good condition and must have been reconstructed fairly recently.


It is, of course, part of the old Rokugo Manzan Yamabushi Pilgrimage route that is now closely followed by the Kunisakihanto Minemichi Long Trail that I am following on this first section of my walk along the Kyushu Fudo Myo Pilgrimage.


Just below is the statue Another Time by Antony Gormley that I posted about last time.


Bring a little higher than the statue the views are slightly more expansive.


As well as Himejima Island just off the coast, on a clear day Yamaguchi on Honshu is visible.




2 comments:

  1. very impressive! thank you !
    Gabi from Okayama
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  2. What a dramatic setting! Lovely views.

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