



Remarkable features of Temple No.16 Saikō-ji included the decorated ceiling leading to the shrine itself, an enshrined Daikoku in a yurt with straw thatch formed from an old sake brewing barrel and a corridor of 88 deities of the Buddhist pantheon, representing in miniature the course of the 88 temple Shikoku pilgrimage. statues, each in a different pose and many of different appearances and Asian origins. The building is plastered with paper Senja-fuda, votive tablet left as proof of pilgrim's visits (in former times wooden tablets nailed on, a practice banned due to its damaging affect on the buildings).


