Awashimado Hall dates to the period of the late 1700s to the early 1800s. It is dedicated to Awajima Myojin, a deity of Wakayama Prefecture. The current hall, formerly Yogodo Hall, was used temporarily as the Main Hall after World War II. Later it was moved to its present location and refurbished. In addition to its principle image, the Buddha Amidha, it also enshrines Awajima Myojin, Bodhisattva Kokuzo and Bodhisattva Toriko-jizo.
   Large numbers of women visit the hall every year on February 8, placing broken or otherwise unusable sewing needles in soft tofu and offering prayers of thanks for their use (harikuyo).
   On the right as you approach Awashimado are Harikuyo Pagoda and Daiheiwato Pagoda (the latter dedicated to the 30,000 people who perished in the Asakusa district in the March 1945 Tokyo air raids). On the left is Shakyokuyoto Pagoda, housing copies of sutras made by the faithful as a devotional activity.