The temple's main Buddha statue is called the 'backward-facing Yakushi Nyorai' because it miraculously flew away during a 1188 fire, then returned and entered its case facing the wrong direction after the temple was rebuilt.

薬王寺には、女厄坂・男厄坂・還暦坂という名の石段があり、年齢ごとの厄年信仰と結びついています。