Jan 18, 2014 - 1 min read

Idoji

Temple #17 of the Ohenro 88 temple pilgrimage

By C. Rio

Community writer

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Looking through the Main Gate

Carving detail

Yakushi statue

Inside the Main Hall

Pilgrimage and worship supplies for sale inside the Main Hall

Omokage no Ido (the well of the image) It is said that if you can see your face in the water you will have a good future. If you can't, you will meet with misfortune within a few years

Stamp #17

Temple seventeen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Well Temple. Legend has it that Kobo Daishi dug a well with his staff to provide a water source for the local farmers. The well is called Omokage no Ido (the well of the image) and located in a little hut in the middle of the temple courtyard. It is said that if you can see your face in the water you will have a good future. If you can't, you will meet with misfortune within a few years. To get there, catch a Kakuen bound bus from Tokushima station and get off at the Idoji-guchi bus stop.