Shibarare Jizo: The Rope-Tied Jizo
Every Jizo in every village has a story. This is the story of Shibarare Jizo. He is completely covered with ropes people have tied around him while making wishes. The most well known Shibarare (Shi-ba-ra-re) Jizo is at Narihira Temple in Tokyo. In my search to understand this Jizo, I found this story from the [...]