Hitokui Jizo (Sutoku-in Jizo)
人喰い地蔵（崇徳院地蔵）
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A Jizo enshrining Emperor Sutoku, who died embittered in exile to Sanuki after losing the Hogen Rebellion. Its formal name, Sutoku-in, is said to have slid over time into 'Hitokui'—'man-eating' (tradition). Around 1899 it was moved here, to the Junteido of Shakuzen-in, when the Kyoto Imperial University hospital was built over its former ground.
Coffee nearby
Wovenabout 232 m on foot
Stones nearby
These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.