Kotona Jizo
Long ago, a horse carrier named Gonroku killed a traveler and stole his money. When he whispered "Don't tell anyone!" to a nearby Jizo statue, it replied, "Jizo may be silent, but I will not." He then descended the mountain. Later, at this very pass, he encountered the child of the traveler he had murdered. Terrified by this karmic retribution, Gonroku was killed by his own victim. Such is the legend.
Information
- Telephone Number
- Minami-Echizen Town Board of Education 0778-47-8005
- Address
- 福井県南越前町板取
- Getting There
- 30 minutes by car from the Hokuriku Expressway Imajo Interchange
