I am not sure exactly what the significance of the two figures is, but I think that the one standing up is Kobo Daishi. This was part way down the mountain at a small group of buildings.
We were still going down the mountain when we passed through a fairly large orchard where the plum trees were in full bloom. This area is famous for plums and products made from the fruit.
Much of the trail was through dense woods. When the sun came out at one point, we were treated to this wonderful view.
The trail when across the natural lay of the land so that we constantly went down into the valleys and then climbed up to the next ridge line. This was in contrast to our route in other places where we frequently followed either the ridge line or a river in a valley. The above picture was taken at the highest point as we crossed a fairly high hill. There was a small building containing some statutes and across the street (we were back on paved roads) was this line of Buddhas. We stopped here for quite awhile, eating our lunch and just resting for bit. My lunch was a daifuku (red bean paste covered with skin made of rice flour) and an Aquarius (a sports drink that replaces all the stuff you lose from sweating).
A little further on, we can to another plum orchard. Personally I think that the plum trees are as pretty as the cherry trees, but the cherry blossoms are associated with partying and the flash of beauty that we call life.