| 1．Sendai Daikannon ・Sendai, Japan |
| Sendai Daikannon (仙台大観音), officially known as the Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon (仙台天道白衣大観音), is a large statue located in Sendai, Japan. It portrays a woman, the bodhisattva Byakue Kannon (白衣観音, "White-robed Kannon") bearing the cintamani gem (如意宝珠, Nyoihōju) in her hand.[1] It is the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan and as of 2023 is the eighth-tallest statue in the world at 100 metres (330 ft).[2] The monument itself is 92 m (302 ft) tall, while the pedestal brings its total height to 100 m (330 ft).[citation needed] At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world, but was surpassed by Ushiku Daibutsu in 1993.[2] |
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| 2．Mutsu Kokubun-ji ・2-8-28 Kinoshita, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken |
| Mutsu Kokubun-ji (陸奥国分寺) is a Buddhist temple in Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Japan, belonging to the Shingon-shū Chizan-ha sect, and is the provincial temple ("kokubunji") of former Mutsu Province. The grounds of the temple are a National Historic Site.[1] and one of its structures, the early Edo period Yakushi-dō (薬師堂) is an Important Cultural Property.[2] |
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| 3．Mutsu Kokubun-niji ・33-26 Shirahagi-cho, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken |
| Mutsu Kokubun-niji (陸奥国分尼寺) is a Buddhist temple in Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Japan, belonging to the Sōtō Zen sect, and is the provincial convent ("kokubun-niji") of former Mutsu Province. The grounds of the temple are a National Historic Site.[1] |
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