Eitoku Temple — Attraction in Ozu

A must-stop Bekkaku for pilgrims, as the temple staff are friendly and is located next to the bridge that Kukai slept underneath, which is the reason why you shouldn’t tap your staff when walking across bridges during the pilgrimage. The tsuyado facility is also one of the best I’ve visited so far, it’s surprising that a bekkaku temple that isn’t essential for pilgrims to visit seems to take care of pilgrims and make them feel welcomed better than many of the assigned 88 temples do. In the tsuyado there is a tatami floor, power outlets, and a warm 10 minute shower for 100yen. The toilet is right next to the tsuyado. It is also close to local restaurants and a convenience store. I felt from the staff that their kindness and hospitality was genuine and I’m very grateful for that! I have a scroll to record my stamps, so I got their stamp on my white vest instead for 200yen. Thank you again! I am now inspired to visit more Bekkaku temples where I can during my walking...

For Henro, if you want a free place to stay in Ozu. This is the place! The people from the temple are very kind... Clean room, with light and charger. Pro : Great location, big 24 hour supermarket (shopping area), plenty restaurants Con: The free room right next to the main road, quite noisy.. They have a toilet next to the room, however it smells very bad (unusual in Japan)...I just go to the toilet in the supermarket. Anyway it's free... Thank you...

四国別格二十霊場の参拝でお伺いしました。 本坊(本堂)は真言宗御室派のお寺で正法山永徳寺といい御本尊は千手観世音菩薩になります、十夜ケ橋は永徳寺の「境外仏堂(十夜ケ橋大師堂)」になり、霊場本堂は奉賛殿(納経所を兼ねる)で、御本尊は弥勒菩薩で霊場開山は弘法大師空海です。 今を去ること一千百有余年の昔に弘法大師が衆生済度大願のため、四国各地を巡錫の途中大洲地方に来られたおり当地はまだ未開の土地で村人や家屋が至って少なく、農繁期のために泊る家もなく途中で日か暮れて空腹のまま一夜を小川に架けた土橋の下に野宿をされたという。 その晩に弘法大師は「生きることに悩んでいる人々を済いたい」・「悟りへと導きたい」という衆生済度の思いに耽られました、僅か一夜であったにもかかわらず十夜のように長くかんじられて「ゆきなやむ浮き世の人を渡さずば一夜も十夜の橋とおもほよゆ」と詠まれましたそれからこの橋を十夜ケ橋と名を付けたと伝えられています。 またお遍路さんが橋の上を通る時に杖をつかないという風習は人々を想い橋の下で休んでいる弘法大師に対し失礼にならないようにするとの思いから起こった風習です。 十夜ケ橋の下には弘法大師の野宿の寝姿等の石仏が二体あります、飛地境内にあるお堂等(霊場)は本坊と約一・五キロメートル離れています、平成三十年(2018年)の水害でお堂等が損傷...