ISE-SHIMA SAIKOU-KAI
Jugan-ji-Temple
Near the street, going up a flight ofsharp stone steps, there is an old temple, Jugan-
in. The temple, founded in1615, was destroyed by a big flre and was rebuilt here in
1706.
In the grounds there are three stonestatues of Buddha,Migawari jizo which would
sacrifice itself for sick people,Nemurijiz5 which would stop children from crying in the
night, and Enmei jizo,atalisman of longevity. The face of Migawari jizo is said to have
beenbroken because the Buddha sacrificed itself for one with some facialdisfigurement.
In another corner stands a stonemonument
Miura Chora
born in Toba. On it is carved his Haiku poem,My hermitage's simply surrouned by
fallen leaves of hackberry.
Enokizuka of a Haiku poet,