Kinomoto Jizo-in 木之本地蔵院

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Kinomoto Jizo-in 木之本地蔵院

Near Kinomoto Station is Jizo-zaka road, a slightly sloping cobblestone road leading to the Jizo-in temple. During the annual Kinomoto Jizo Ennichi Festival held on Aug. 22-25, this road is packed with food stalls and people going to worship. 地蔵縁日

Jizo-zaka road. Ennichi is the temple or shrine's auspicious or special commemoration days. When you go to worship on such days, your prayers will be answered in better ways than usual. The festival is held from 9 am to 10 pm. 地蔵坂

Jizo-zaka as seen from Jizo-in temple. On the last day of the festival (Aug. 25)., fireworks is held from 8 pm to 8:30 pm.

Jizo-zaka road as seen from the temple.

Kinomoto Jizo-in temple during the Kinomoto Jizo Festival held Aug. 22-25.

What Jizo-zaka looks like from the Jizo-in temple entrance.

Going to worship at Kinomoto Jizo-in temple.

During the annual Kinomoto Jizo Festival, an endless stream of people come to worship.

Lighting incense.

Worshippers inside the Kinomoto Jizo-in temple. Scroll down further to see what it looks like without all the people.

View from the temple.

Giant Jizo statue overlooks food stalls within the temple grounds.

Kids catching small colorful balls in the water with a paper net.

You can exchange the balls with prizes (more balls = better prizes).

Votive prayer tablets with frog design.

Jizo statue

On Hokkoku Kaido Road fronting the temple, more food/game stalls.

Hokkoku Kaido Road

Former bank building now called Koyukan, now used for flea markets. 交遊館

Jizo-in entrance along the Hokkoku Kaido road. This is how it looks on normal days. These photos were taken in Jan.

Entrance to Jizo-in or Joshinji temple. This is how the temple looks on less crowded days. 木之本地蔵院

Kinomoto Jizo-in Hondo temple hall on the left and giant Jizo statue on the right. 木之本地蔵院

Hondo 本堂地蔵堂

Stone lantern, giant Jizo, and temple bell

Hondo 地蔵堂

Flags and temple roof.

Frog fountain

Kawara roof tile donations. 奉納瓦

Kawara roof tile donations, 2000 yen per tile. You get to write on it too. 奉納瓦

Omikuji fortune paper tied to strings.

Temple bell

Jizo statue and temple bell

Giant Jizo statue and incense burner, Kinomoto Jizo-in, Shiga 木之本地蔵院

Giant Jizo statue stands 6 meters tall.

Built in 1894 (Meiji 27), the Jizo statue is Japan's largest Jizo statue. 地蔵大銅像

Giant Jizo statue. (Cannot go inside the statue.) 地蔵大銅像

This statue is a large replica of the actual Jizo statue worshipped in the temple. 地蔵大銅像

Base of giant Jizo statue

Base of giant Jizo statue covered with frogs which help people receive divine blessings from the Jizo. 身代わり蛙

Base of giant Jizo statue and frogs. Buy a frog for 1,000 yen and write your name and age on it and place it here. 身代わり蛙

One eye is closed. For people with eye or vision/health problems, the frogs are trying to take their place and bear the problem while the Jizo is to give blessings to the person. 身代わり蛙