YAKUSHI JINJA ( Yakuji shrine )  was previously known as ZUIKOUSAN LOU - IN JOURENJI TEMPLE . 

It became YAKUSHI JINJA during the Meiji Restoration in 1868.  The principal image is the standing statue of Yakushi Nyorai ( Buddha of Medicine and healing )which is said to have been by Gyoki Bosatsu , a famous Japanese priest in the Nara Period . 

It is said that this shrine brings bountiful harvests , increasing family fortune , and the healing of diseases .

In particular , it is believed to have divine power for recovery from eye diseases . 

Inari Jinja , located behind YAKUSHI SHRINE on the right , is said to bring success in business , fortune and study .