Sano Yakuyoke Daishi

Sano Yakuyoke Daishi is renowned as one of the three great masters of the Kanto region. According to tradition, it was founded in 944 (Tengyō 7) and boasts over a thousand years of history as a spiritually efficacious master for protection from calamities. Its formal name is Kasugaoka-yama Tenhoririn-in Sōshūji. Visitors from throughout the nation come for its benefits of calamity prevention and directional protection. Many visitors combine their worship here with visits to Sano ramen, making this a special place where faith and tourism are intertwined.