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KAMAKURA BUDDHA STATUE(height-18m)

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The 37-foot(11m)-tall bronze statue of the Great Buddha. The Daibutsu is a national treasure (the only one in Kamakura), was produced in 1252, and weighs 93 tons. Originally it was housed in a great hall, but this hall was subsequently destroyed by earthquakes and tidal waves.

 USHIKU AMIDA BUDDHA STATUE(height-120m)

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The great image of Amida Buddha, which stands in the center of Joodo Teien garden, is 120 meter high, symbolic of the 12 beams of light said to emanate from Amida's body and reach throughout the world. Standing upon a lotus blossom, Amida's feet are poised to signify his vow to step forward and search out all those who are lost within the impure world with its five defilements. In turn, the position of Amida's hands symbolize his acceptance of all sentient begins without exception.

-The World Record-
USHIKU DAIBUTSU has been authorized as the tallest statue in the world since 1995.
The figure of Buddha, overlaid with 6mm thick plates of bronze, is 100m tall and stands upon a base pedestal and lotus platform, each 10m high. So, its total height is 120m from the ground. The monument is, e.g., tree times taller and thirty times larger in volume than the Statue of Liberty. More than 6000 plates were required to overlay the body of the statue, and each plate formed the complex configuration. One can take an elevator to the fifth floor, 85m high on the ground, and have a look round over.

Weight; 4000t
Length of Left Hand; 18.0m
Length of Face; 20.0m
Length of Eye; 2.5m
Length of Mouth; 4.0m
Length of Nose; 1.2m
Length of Ear; 10.0m
Length of the First Finger; 7.0m

YAKUSHIRURIKOUNYORAI BUDDHA STATUE (31.05m)

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In the grand view of nature in this area , two mountains proudly stand out, Azuma-mountain and Adatara-mountain. Deep in these mountains close to the Arakawa-river lays this hotspring full of color. Tsuchiyu is famous as one of the many Kokeshi-doll production areas in the Touhoku area. The Kokeshi-doll production is believed to date it begining back about 300 years. In mid Aprill there is a celebration held called the "Tsuchiyu Kokeshi Festival" to pay tribute to the guardian gods Yakushirurikounyorai-buddha and Koretaka Houshinou. There are many places to visit in this area, close to Tsuchiyu is the Nidanuma-swamp in spring the flower of the skank cabbage color this swamp making it a visually dreamy place to visit. There are many other places such as Onuma-swamp, Menuma-swamp and Okutsuchiyukeikoku -valley to enjoy nature's beauty. There are also many historical ruins that are exclusivelly here such as hte Syoutokutashi-do and Yakushi Kokeshi-do. Enjoy nature and hotsprings here.

 

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