Narabi-jizo

A line of stone statues of Jizo (Buddhist guardian deity). There were once 100 stone statues of Jizo including 2 big statues, called “Oya Jizo” (parent jizo), here, before the flood in 1902. Today there are 74 statues standing in a line. The statues were carved by the disciples of archbishop Tenkai (1536-1643).