In this country, hibutsu are often found with Buddhist images that are the principal icons of well-known temples, as well as the temples that are deep-rooted in folk beliefs, including pilgrim stamp offices of the 33 Temples of Saigoku, fudasho (temples where amulets are collected) and those in reijo (sacred ground).
この国では著名な寺院の本尊で秘仏とされているものが多く、西国三十三箇所の札所寺院をはじめ、札所、霊場などの庶民信仰に支えられた寺院の本尊にも秘仏が多い。