Daimon Bridge; Yakushido
Daimon Bridge
Daimon Bridge, about 40m east of Yakushido, is a bridge over the Kojiro River, the boundary between the Shimabara Clan and the Kojiro Nabeshima territory. A stone bridge without railings used to be located 30m uptown from the present site, in a key shape against the entrance to the Kojiro territory. The bridge was destroyed in a major flood in 1957 and replaced in its present location.
Yakushido
The Yakushido enshrines the Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru), Jizo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha) and the Hattengu. Yakushi Nyorai is a Buddha who helps people suffering from illness. Jizo Bosatsu is a bodhisattva who is said to have saved sentient beings from the death of Sakyamuni until the appearance of Maitreya Bodhisattva, and was built in 1723 and 1757. Hattengu, a god of fire prevention, was re-enshrined from Tanakayama in Shimokoga in 1960 due to a series of fires in the Daimon area.