Giny@geenrotzooi_xs4all.nl wrote:

>  passing small jizo statues on the way
> 
> This phrase is seen in a description of the Kumano Old way in Kii Peninsula.
> Does anyone of you know what Jizo statues are?

地蔵尊     【じぞうそん】
(n) Jizo (guardian deity of children), (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva

... but, I'm a little pressed for time and will post a longer
explanation in a day, or so.

CL