02.The Buddhist Nichiren sect’s chant at the east end of the old Saigoku Highway in Akashi

This is a big stone monument erected in 1869 and is said that it worshipped the soul of people who were shipwrecked on Okuradani beach. The chant was carved in a characteristic tail script of the Nichiren sect. The population believes in that and is living peacefully.

Akashi heritage-map “Okura” 2014

Nearby Parking: Okura Kaigan East Parking Lot, 3 minutes on foot to the north.
Restroom: There is a public restroom at the Okura Kaigan East Parking Lot.

It still remains along the Saigoku Kaid? (Western National Highway).