This station grew around an old temple where a stone Buddha Yakushi (Buddha of healing) was enshrined. The temple lies in the opening between the trees.

Drawn from

• "Ishiyakushi," http://www.hiroshige.org.uk/hiroshige/tokaido_hoeido/tokaido_hoeido_05.htm,[Accessed April 2, 2015].
• "Ishiyakushi: Ishiyakushi Temple," http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/208615, [Accessed April 2, 2015].