Healing from illness
For those under treatment, preparing for surgery, or praying for recovery.

Byodoji Temple, 22nd Temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
A rite said to fulfill every prayer
12th Observance
Yakushi Nyorai
May this fire burn away illness.
Healing • Good health • Cancer protection • Strong legs and back
22 days • 63 goma services
19,035 goma sticks in all, including the preparatory rites
The 8,000-stick Goma is one of the most demanding ascetic practices in Shingon Esoteric Buddhism. During three weeks of preparatory practice, three goma services are performed each day together with 108,000 recitations. On the final day, after fasting without food or water, more than 19,000 goma sticks in total are offered into the fire, including the 8,000 sticks of the concluding rite. It has long been described as a rite through which all heartfelt prayers may be fulfilled.
Traditionally this rite has been practiced as a ritual of Fudo Myoo. After completing it eleven times, the head priest of this temple studied a wide range of scriptures and ritual manuals and learned that 8,000-stick goma rites have also been performed for other deities, including Bato Kannon and Ucchusma Myoo.
This spring, looking up to Yakushi Nyorai, the principal image of Byodoji Temple said to have been carved by Kobo Daishi, we will dedicate the rite especially to healing illness and protecting bodily health, in keeping with Yakushi's vow to heal the suffering of body and mind without discrimination. We hope you will entrust your prayer to this rare and auspicious occasion.
A fortunate day in March 2026, Rev. Shinryo Taniguchi, Chief Priest of Byodoji Temple
Opening is on April 12 and the final vow is on May 3. Across three weeks of preparatory practice, three goma services are performed each day, for a total of 63 services over 22 days.
On the concluding day, the great goma is performed from morning until evening while fasting without food or water. The exact timing may shift depending on the progress of the practice and the weather.

Looking up to Yakushi Nyorai, the principal image of Byodoji Temple said to have been carved by Kobo Daishi, we perform this rite with prayers for healing illness and protecting bodily health, in keeping with Yakushi's vow to heal the suffering of body and mind without discrimination.
This year's 8,000-stick Goma is dedicated especially to healing illness and protecting bodily health. You may write more than one prayer.
For those under treatment, preparing for surgery, or praying for recovery.
For those who wish to live each day without major illness or who feel their strength declining.
A deeply felt prayer often entrusted to us at times of treatment, follow-up tests, or preventing recurrence.
Also suitable for those who wish to keep walking well or pray for elderly family members.
We also accept prayers for eye conditions, emotional distress, diabetes, and other illnesses that require long companionship.
We also receive prayers for household safety, removing misfortune, lifelong good fortune, happy connections, academic success, traffic safety, and memorial offerings for ancestors.
There are six ways to apply. First choose one prayer plan, then add any bestowed items you would like.
The tag sizes are: O paper tag 30 cm, B wooden tag 30 cm, C special wooden tag 30 cm, S 45 cm, and SS 60 cm.
The basic prayer plan
¥5,000
Your prayer is read aloud throughout all 63 goma services, and a goma stick is offered on your behalf in the concluding rite.
Traditional 30 cm wooden ofuda
¥8,000
In addition to Plan A, you receive a 30 cm wooden ofuda blessed in the goma fire and a card-sized ofuda.

Special 30 cm wooden ofuda
¥10,000
You receive a 30 cm wooden ofuda wrapped in Awa washi, with your prayer written in gold.

For C, S, and SS you may choose the color of the ofuda. If no color is specified, lapis blue will be used.
30 cm paper ofuda
¥2,000
A 30 cm paper ofuda blessed only in the concluding rite will be sent later.
Special 45 cm wooden ofuda
¥30,000
A higher prayer tier that includes a special 45 cm large ofuda, suitable for significant turning points in life.
Special 60 cm wooden ofuda
¥50,000 and up
The highest prayer tier, including a special extra-large 60 cm wooden ofuda.
Online application
Start by choosing a prayer plan, then add any charms or bestowed items you would like.
Special wooden ofuda for C, S, and SS
For the special wooden ofuda, we wrap Awa washi around a wooden plaque inscribed in gold with your prayer. You may choose from the 20 colors below. If no color is specified, lapis blue will be used.
Blue Gold, Crimson, Orange, Wisteria, Silver, Cypress Bark, Canary Yellow, Gold, Vermilion, Navy, Pine Green, Pale Aqua, Fresh Green, Peach, Lapis Blue, Cherry Blossom, Dandelion, Light Blue, Soft Blue, Soft Pink




















Alongside choosing the color of a special wooden ofuda, you can also add the bestowed items listed below. Many people receive them for themselves or for family members.
¥1,000 charms
These charms are easy to keep close in daily life, for healing, cancer protection, warding off misfortune, and forming good connections. The Lifelong Good Fortune charm and the Healing charm are also available in multiple colors.










¥1,000
One of Byodoji Temple's signature charms, offered with the prayerful intention for which the temple is well known.
¥1,000
An easy-to-carry five-color charm that helps you stay connected with the principal image.
¥1,000
A charm bestowed with prayers to accompany those living day by day alongside illness.
Colors: Pink / Sky Blue
¥1,000
A charm received with prayers for an upward turn in daily life and good fortune.
Colors: Mustard / Blue / Pink / Red / Sky Blue
¥1,000
A charm for leaving misfortune behind, opening good fortune, and wishing for long life.
Handmade items to keep close

¥3,000
A handmade charm shaped like a straw sandal, received by those praying for safe and steady mobility.

¥3,000
A charm made with rice straw grown by hand from planting to harvest, then purified and crafted with prayer.

¥1,000
A traffic safety sticker designed in five colors. It can be placed on your car or somewhere close at hand.

¥1,000
A 22 sticker featuring the five-colored emblem of auspicious fulfillment, for those who want to keep a wish gently close.

¥1,000
A blue-toned 22 traffic safety sticker with a calm palette, suited for use on a car.

¥1,000
An 88 traffic safety sticker in rainbow colors that stands out clearly on a car.
Prayer beads
We offer a formal white-oak long rosary and several crystal prayer beads.

¥8,000
A crystal bracelet-style nenju for daily recitation.

¥10,000
A formal long rosary for Koyasan Shingon practice. It uses the same white oak favored by the head priest, with white tassels and a red inner cord symbolizing the wisdom of Amida Nyorai.

¥19,000
A crystal nenju in the one-shaku-one-sun size, arranged to be especially easy for women to carry and use.

¥28,000
A crystal nenju in the one-shaku-three-sun size, suitable for anyone to use.
The table below shows how the practice progresses from opening to closing. Times may shift depending on the progress of the practice and the weather.
Schedule from the opening rite on April 12 to the concluding rite on May 3.
Times may shift depending on the progress of the practice and the weather.
| Date | Late-night | Daytime | Early-night | Meals |
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| Apr 12Sun | 16:0018:00Opening | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals | ||
| Apr 13Mon | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 14Tue | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 15Wed | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 16Thu | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 17Fri | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 18Sat | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 19Sun | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 20Mon | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 21Tue | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 22Wed | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 23Thu | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 24Fri | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 25Sat | 03:0005:00Preparatory | 09:0011:00Preparatory | 14:0016:00Preparatory | Vegetarian Morning 2 meals |
| Apr 26Sun | 02:0006:00Preparatory | 08:0012:00Preparatory | 14:0018:00100,000 Recitations | Vegetarian Morning 1 meal |
| Apr 27Mon | 02:0006:00100,000 Recitations | 08:0012:00100,000 Recitations | 14:0018:00100,000 Recitations | Vegetarian Morning 1 meal |
| Apr 28Tue | 02:0006:00100,000 Recitations | 08:0012:00100,000 Recitations | 14:0018:00100,000 Recitations | Vegetarian Morning 1 meal |
| Apr 29Wed | 02:0006:00100,000 Recitations | 08:0012:00100,000 Recitations | 14:0018:00100,000 Recitations | Vegetarian Morning 1 meal |
| Apr 30Thu | 02:0006:00100,000 Recitations | 08:0012:00100,000 Recitations | 14:0018:00100,000 Recitations | Vegetarian Morning 1 meal |
| May 1Fri | 02:0006:00100,000 Recitations | 08:0012:00100,000 Recitations | 14:0018:00100,000 Recitations | Vegetarian Morning 1 meal |
| May 2Sat | 02:0006:00100,000 Recitations | 08:0012:00100,000 Recitations | 14:0018:00100,000 Recitations | Vegetarian Morning 1 meal |
| May 3Sun | 02:0006:00100,000 Recitations | 08:3017:00Conclusion | Fasting No food or water | |
The great goma on the concluding day will also be streamed live, mainly on YouTube. Even if you cannot come to the temple, we are preparing so you can join the prayer at the same time.
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Apply
While applications are open, you can jump to the application screen with your chosen plan preselected. Additional items can be added there later.
The basic prayer plan
¥5,000
Your prayer is read aloud throughout all 63 goma services, and a goma stick is offered on your behalf in the concluding rite.
Traditional 30 cm wooden ofuda
¥8,000
In addition to Plan A, you receive a 30 cm wooden ofuda blessed in the goma fire and a card-sized ofuda.

Special 30 cm wooden ofuda
¥10,000
You receive a 30 cm wooden ofuda wrapped in Awa washi, with your prayer written in gold.

For C, S, and SS you may choose the color of the ofuda. If no color is specified, lapis blue will be used.
30 cm paper ofuda
¥2,000
A 30 cm paper ofuda blessed only in the concluding rite will be sent later.
Special 45 cm wooden ofuda
¥30,000
A higher prayer tier that includes a special 45 cm large ofuda, suitable for significant turning points in life.
Special 60 cm wooden ofuda
¥50,000 and up
The highest prayer tier, including a special extra-large 60 cm wooden ofuda.