Yamadera Yakushi (Healing Buddha)

The three statues of Yakushi (Shaka-nyorai, Yakushi-nyorai, Amida-nyorai) with the average height of 142 cms. have been enshrined inside the Yakushi-do.
It was thought that the wooden Buddhas were carried from Kyoto and assembled in this area.
There is no other Buddha with inscription written in India ink in it's interior, designated as a Prefecture Cultural Asset in December of 1978.
In the surrounding area there is also the Enmei Shimizu (life-prolonging spring water) and Fujinhora (the god of the wind's cave).
Every year, on the 8th of May, a large number of visitors come to celebrate the Yamadera Yakushi Rei Taisai (festival) in the compound.

detail information

Name of places:	Yamadera Yakushi (Healing Buddha)
Address:	Higashi Yamadera, Itakura-ku, Joetsu-shi, Niigata
Traffic access(train):	Take the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myoko Haneuma Line to Kita Arai Station: from there it's 35 minutes by car. Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Joetsu Myoko Station: from there it's 40 minutes by car.
Traffic access(bus):	Take the Keinan Bus to Yamadera Yakushi and a minute walk.
Traffic access(car):	By Joshin-etsu Expressway: 40-minute drive from Arai Smart IC Exit
Tel:	0255-78-2141 0255-78-2141 Itakura ku Sogo Office Industrial Group
Fax:	0255-78-3984 0255-78-3984 Itakura ku Sogo Office Industrial Group
Average time to see:	20min
Holidays:	Open year-round
Fee:	Free admission
Car parking:	Free parking with space available for 5 vehicles.
Facility:	Public Restroom available (Closed between December to April)