A stone wall continues to the left of the avenue of cedars. It shows that there used to be an "inbō" here when Togakushi was still Kenkō-ji Temple. An inbō is a small temple where a monk lived. There were more than 12 inbō lined up in a row among the cedars in the past. They found traces of the monks’ lives here, such as remains of stones used as a base for the building and some pottery fragments from that time. However, due to the growing movement of anti-Buddhism in the Meiji period and the harsh winters this far up the mountain, the monks gradually moved to Chū-sha and Hōkō-sha.
On this path, you’ll find the remains of a large auditorium where many practitioners gathered to study. It’s an empty space on the right-hand side of the avenue of cedars. This road, which is now how worshipers come and go, was once a passage of faith used to elevate oneself.
