North-facing Jizo
On his way back to his hometown after completing a pilgrimage around Shikoku, a traveling monk who was begging for money slipped and died at Shiohama Beach, No. 26 on Hirogata while trying to get warm in the winter. The locals enshrined him on the bank of the beach to pray for the monk's soul and called him "Nishihirogata Jizō-san." In later years, Shiohama Beach was reclaimed and the Jizō-san was moved to its current location and came to be known as "Kitamuki Jizo."
basic information
- address
- Okayama Prefecture Tamano City Chikko 7
- access
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- train
- From Okayama Station (JR Uno Line bound for Uno Station), it takes about 50 minutes to Uno Station. From Uno Station, it is a 5-minute walk.
Bus: Take the Ryobi Express bus from Okayama Station to JR Uno Station (approx. 60 minutes). From JR Uno Station, walk for 5 minutes.
- car
- About 40 minutes from Okayama city on National Route 30
- parking
- No free parking available. Please use the nearby paid parking.
