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.

Yakuo-ji有三座特别命名的石阶:女厄坂、男厄坂和还历坂,每座都与特定年龄的厄运信仰相关。