Chongtan Valley

Five hundred arhats

In the 5th year of the Horeki era, in addition to the flood, there were over 60,000 people who died of starvation and disease in the entire domain due to a major crop failure that was considered one of the four major famines in the southern domain, and the following year, as a result of this, 2,500 people died of starvation in Tono territory alone. It is said that the number of harvests has increased, and poor harvests and bad harvests have continued since then. In the 3rd year of Tenmei, the 19th head priest of Daiji Temple, Gizan, carved 500 large and small natural stone statues of Arhats to repose the souls of those who died of starvation due to repeated poor harvests.

Fuefuki Pass

This is a mountain pass that runs from Tono to Kamaishi City and Otsuchi Town.In the past, seafood carried from Otsuchi was exchanged for rice, charcoal, etc. carried from Tono at the Utsugiba in Wayama down Fuefuki Pass. was walking along the mountain pass while leading his horse. It was also called Mimikiri Pass because in winter, the wind blows so cold that it cuts your ears.

Fukusenji Temple

Within the large temple grounds of Fukusen-ji Temple, there are the Shin Saigoku No. 33 Kannon Sacred Site, the New Shikoku 88 Temples, the wooden statue of Fukutoku Daikannon, the Tahoto Pagoda and the five-storied pagoda, and the cherry blossoms in spring, azaleas, and the autumn leaves are spectacular. Worshipers come from inside and outside the country. In addition, the wooden statue of Kannon, which was carved by the second chief priest Kannon himself with all his heart and soul, and completed in the fall of 1960 over a period of 12 years, is the largest wooden statue of Kannon in Japan, with a height of 17 meters and a weight of 2.5 meters. There is also t. [Best time to see autumn leaves] Early October to late October