...on Zenkoji's Nakamise, there is also the site of the old temple; it moved to its present location in 1707 so it won't be endangered by fires, one of the most common problems of the Edo period. The statue of the bodhisattva Jizo (地蔵菩薩) marks the exact spot.
(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr).
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