The temple's bell cord is said to contain actual flesh from a woman named Okyo whose hair became supernaturally tangled in it when she came before Jizo to repent for her evil deeds.

Tatsue-ji is Temple No. 19 on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage in Komatsushima, Tokushima.

The main statue is actually a 1.9-meter tall Jizo carved by Kobo Daishi with a tiny 5.5 cm golden statue hidden inside, originally made by Gyoki for Empress Komyo's safe childbirth.

The temple burned down twice, once in the Tensho era (1575-1785) and again in 1974, but miraculously the principal Jizo statue survived both fires completely unharmed.