Housou Jizo

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Smallpox Jizo and the monument of virtue.

To the lower right of the Jizo statue is a monument commemorating the forgiveness of four neighboring villages' debts made before 1428. This is the only monument in Japan left by the people and is of great historical value as a debt forgiveness resulting from an uprising.

General Information

Address
Yagyu-cho, Nara City, Nara, 630-1237
contact details
0742-94-0002(Yagyu Tourism Association)
Access
On the Yagyu Kaido Road between Nara City center and Yagyu village
Website

Yagyu Tourism Association Website

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