Maeyama, the road
where pilgrimage wishes come to fruition

Pilgrimage Exchange Salon
This place is prepared to show the heart of the hospitality, so that visitors can enjoy the conversation each other, and be treated with some sweets and tea. You can see many valuable historical materials about Ohen-ro.

Walking pilgrimage badge
Commemorative pilgrimage badges are available for pilgrims who have completed the entire pilgrimage by bicycle or on foot. You can apply by writing your name, address, and date on the application form at the Pilgrimage Exchange Salon.

Mohei Nakatsukasa signpost
Mohei Nakatsukasa, who made about 280 pilgrimage trips before his death in 1922, holds the record for the most. The stone marker at Maeyama is engraved with the fact that it was erected in 1912 to commemorate Mohei's 242nd pilgrimage when he was 68 years old.

108 Jizo
Elderly people in Maeyama dedicated 108 jizo statues along the road that circles the dam. Jizo Bodhisattva is worshiped by people because he saves many people with his broad compassionate heart. Though the number of Jizo based on the handed down story.

First torii gate leading to Nyotai
The torii that was on the road leading to the Nyotai Shrine, which is the god of rain, was moved here to avoid the Maeyama dam construction.

Stone of Iwanebashi
The Iwane Bridge was connecting the lives of people who lived in the village that sank at the bottom of the dam; the bridge was often flooded and its name was carved on this stone to commemorate the completion of the new bridge in 1841.