Shinden Emma-O

The Temple to Emma-O was built in the very place where legends said the monk Yama transformed into the Judge of Meido, Emma-O. A twisted willow tree grew with one hundred and seven branches, the numbers of days spent by Yama meditating in his pursue of enlightenment, before he was killed by bandits.

Surroindings
The temple stood in the mouth of a steep valley, surrounded by forests, with a stream running through it and emptying into a shallow lake, the Heaven's Mirror. The castle Kyuden Kurogane-Hana was built around the shrine.