Yata-dera temple was a large temple that had 7 main buildings with 48 subsidiaries in the late 7th century, but currently only four buildings. The principal image Jizo Bodhisattva of the late 9th century is famous as “Yata-no-Jizo-san. Also, another Miso-licking Jizo is known to be a good taste when you apply your home-made miso to his mouth. It is also known as a hydrangea temple, about 10,000 varieties of hydrangea flowers in 60 different species are blooming in the precinct during the middle of May and the early July.