Tono-no-Sato|Stone Buddha Trail from Gansenji to Joruriji

岩船寺の門と石段の写真 Nearby Tourist Spots Outside the Prefecture
The Sanmon Gate of Joruri-ji Temple

This is the information board in front of Gansen-ji Temple.

The hiking course from Gansen-ji to Joruri-ji, which includes stops at temples and stone Buddhas, takes about 4 hours. During the tourist season, buses are available from JR Nara Station, but outside of this period, it’s more convenient to use the community bus from JR Kamo Station.

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Gansen-ji Temple

Gansen-ji Temple
Walking from here toward Joruri-ji Temple is downhill, making it an easy walk.

The stone bath at the entrance of Gansen-ji Temple
It was used by monks from the temple’s 39 sub-temples to purify themselves.
It was constructed approximately 800 years ago during the Kamakura period.

The stone Buddha statues in the Village of Tono

The Three Jizo Statues

The Maitreya Buddha Rock Carving (Miroku no Tsuji)

Ichigan Fudo (The One-Wish Fudo Myo-o)

The Laughing Buddha

The Two-Carved Buddha Rock Reliefs of Karasu no Tsubo

Atago Stone Lantern

The Three-Carved Buddha Rock Reliefs in the Thicket

Joruri-ji Temple

Joruri-ji Temple
Famous for its Nine Amida Nyorai statues, it is also called the “Nine-Statue Temple.”

The Sanmon Gate of Joruri-ji Temple

The National Treasure Three-Story Pagoda

Hotoke-dani (Buddha Valley of Daimon)

Daimon no Hotokedani (Buddha Valley of Daimon)
Stone statues can be seen in the distance.

It is located just a few minutes’ walk from Kamo Yama no Ie.

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