Jōren-an is a Buddhist temple 8.8 km from Fujii-dera at an altitude of 745 m, the highest point on the Shōsan-ji Road. A huge cedar, the ‘Ippon Sugi’ grows here and there’s a large bronze statue of Kūkai. Legend has it that Kūkai had a dream of Amida Nyorai while sleeping beneath the tree and carved a statue of the deity.