The last person in all of Japan to achieve sokushin jobutsu (self-mummification while meditating) was this temple's head priest Yuren Shonin in 1871. A five-ringed pagoda marks the site.

At 300 meters elevation, you can see the Shimanami Kaido bridge connecting Shikoku to mainland Japan, plus Imabari Kokusai Hotel (Shikoku's tallest) far below.