Oita Motomachi Stone Buddha

小林慶太 2 weeks ago

“Oita City: Oita Motomachi Stone Buddha” The photo was taken in 2012 when we stopped by on a family trip with three generations of parents and children. It was a place where I was glad to have come when I saw grandparents having fun with their grandchildren. It is a stone Buddha carved into a tuff cliff at the eastern end of the Ueno Hill Plateau, and is also called the Stone Yakushi. It became a nationally designated historic site in 1933, and is one of the representative stone Buddha statues of Oita Prefecture, along with the Usuki Stone Buddha in the southern part of the prefecture.

無名 5 months ago

I am too happy I came here. I took my shoes and socks off because it just didn't seem right not to be barefoot. I think I should come back before I leave Oita.

古谷宜男 9 months ago

☆First visit in a while. It's always kept clean. It seems that they are treated more as objects of worship than as historical relics. Parking is available next to the small railroad crossing on the Kyudai Line and around the Buddhist temple. As I left the Buddhist temple, a yellow Kyudai Line train passed in front of me. ☆ Opposite HI Hirose and Sushiro, there is a stone cliff carved more than 1000 years ago. It is protected by a wooden building, so enter the uninhabited building and see the Buddha statue. The main statue of Yakushi Nyorai is a masterpiece of perfection, as if it was created by a skilled Buddhist sculptor. The other Buddha statues have deteriorated over time and are a bit disappointing. There is a parking lot set up by the city next to the railroad crossing for viewing Buddhist statues. Everything is free. Neighbors are cleaning the area thoroughly. Thank you for your consideration.

mksch00l a year ago

It is located about a 5-minute walk from Iwayaji Stone Buddha, and was carved on the same outcrop of the Aso welded tuff plateau as the Iwayaji Stone Buddha.It was carved between the end of the Heian period and the Kamakura period, just like the Iwayaji Stone Buddha and Usuki Magaibutsu. At that time, this area was part of Usa Shrine territory, and a Buddhist culture that was syncretized with Shintoism was probably flourishing. To preserve the stone Buddha, a covered hall with a constant temperature and humidity has been built. Enter by opening the door. Welded tuff is easy to process, but at the same time it is brittle, and many stone Buddhas, like the Iwayaji Stone Buddha, have been eroded to such an extent that they cannot be recognized. However, this stone Buddha (Yakushi Nyorai) is in a good state of preservation. That's great, he seems to be a medicine man who was deeply worshiped by the local community.He is Jocho, so he has a gentle expression similar to the statue of Amitabha Nyorai in the Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Temple, and he saves sentient beings. On the left side of the Yakushi-sama, there are carved statues of Fudo Myoo and Nidoji.The face part has fallen off, but the strings of their belongings can be seen.

Prima Shariff 2 years ago

Interesting local spot in Oita City to see a few stone Buddha statues that are carved in (mostly just one though). Mostly a spot for locals but if you happen to drive by, check it out. If you’re low on time to see the Usuki Stone Buddhas, this is one place to see it in a minute.