야쿠리지는 일본 진언종의 창시자인 구카이(고보 대사)에 의해 829년에 창건되었습니다.

Before traveling to China, Kūkai planted eight roasted chestnuts here to divine if his journey would succeed. When he returned, all eight had sprouted and grown, so the temple's name changed from 'Eight Countries' to 'Eight Chestnuts.'