SOSHU OYAMA ROBEN NO TAKI (ROBEN WATERFALL, OYAMA, IN SAGAMI PROVINCE), FROM THE SERIES SHOTOKU TAKI MEGURI (A JOURNEY TO THE WATERFALLS OF THE VARIOUS PROVINCES)

Roben Waterfall was named after a famous Buddhist priest from Nara period, Roben who founded Oyama Temple in Soshu province (present day Kanagawa Prefecture). During the eighteenth century, the pilgrimage to this temple became very popular among Buddhists in Edo. Here, a group of pilgrims purifying themselves before they visit the temple at the top of mountain. Some pilgrims who already visited the temple are resting at the small cottage by the waterfall.