Super Mario Odyssey – Purpose of Jizo in the Main Courtyard

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In "Bowser's Kingdom" in Super Mario Odyssey, there are a few puzzles that involve capturing jizo statues and maneuvering them into different positions.

However, there's also a jizo in the Main Courtyard, behind the small building to the right of the arrival point (just before the two circles where the Broodal fights happened).

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What's the purpose of this one? I haven't found anything I can use it for, and it can't move very far before running into an obstacle it can't jump over.

Best Answer

There are several spots on the ground that you only can stomp with the jizo statue to get different things, these are:

A king heart
8 golden mini gumbas
1 coin (6 times)

There is nothing special like a moon hidden for it, the purpose seems to be the king heart.