Until 1868, pilgrims actually visited Ichinomiya Shrine across the road to collect their temple stamps, not Dainichi-ji itself. The shrine was considered part of the pilgrimage route during the Edo period.

The temple houses a 'Shiawase Kannon' (Happiness Kannon) monument shaped like praying hands with the deity inside the palms, a pun on the Japanese words for palm lines (shiwa) and happiness (shiawase).