[1] It is located within Yamato-Aogaki Quasi-National Park[2] along the Yamanobe no michi (Japanese: 山辺の道), the oldest road in Japan,[3] at the foot of Mt.

[10] Chōgaku-ji has four structures and five statues that have been designated as national important cultural properties.

[11] Behind Jizō-in is its kuri (kitchen), which was built in 1930 and was designated a national important cultural property in 1955.

[12] Gochidō is an open pagoda built between 1275 and 1332 in the late Kamakura period, which was designated a national important cultural property in 1908.

[13] The pagoda's frame has no walls and is adorned with Sanskrit lettering, and is supported by a large central pillar (called a shinbashira).