Temple seventeen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Well Temple. Legend has it that Kobo Daishi dug a well with his staff to provide a water source for the local farmers. The well is called Omokage no Ido (the well of the image) and located in a little hut in the middle of the temple courtyard. It is said that if you can see your face in the water you will have a good future. If you can't, you will meet with misfortune within a few years. To get there, catch a Kakuen bound bus from Tokushima station and get off at the Idoji-guchi bus stop.
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Temple #17 of the Ohenro 88 temple pilgrimage
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![Looking through the Main Gate](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8589-58333/1000/tokushima-idoji-58333.jpg)
Looking through the Main Gate
![Carving detail](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8589-58334/1000/tokushima-idoji-58334.jpg)
Carving detail
![Yakushi statue](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8589-58335/1000/tokushima-idoji-58335.jpg)
Yakushi statue
![Inside the Main Hall](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8589-58336/1000/tokushima-idoji-58336.jpg)
Inside the Main Hall
![Pilgrimage and worship supplies for sale inside the Main Hall](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8589-58337/1000/tokushima-idoji-58337.jpg)
Pilgrimage and worship supplies for sale inside the Main Hall
![Omokage no Ido (the well of the image) It is said that if you can see your face in the water you will have a good future. If you can't, you will meet with misfortune within a few years](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8589-58338/1000/tokushima-idoji-58338.jpg)
Omokage no Ido (the well of the image) It is said that if you can see your face in the water you will have a good future. If you can't, you will meet with misfortune within a few years
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