| 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 ・Buddhist |
| 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 ・Buddhist |
| 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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| 4．Kōzō-ji (Kakuda) ・49 Tera-mae, Takakura-aze Kakuda-shi, Miyagi-ken ・Buddhist |
| Kōzō-ji (高蔵寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.[1] Kōzō-ji was founded in 819 AD by Tokuitsu, a monk of the Hōsso sect. It was restored in 1177 by the wife of Fujiwara Shuei, who erected the Amida-dō, which is the oldest building in the prefecture,[2][3] and one of the very few Heian period structures remaining. In 1908 it was designated an Important Cultural Property.[4] |
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| 5．Zuigan-ji ・91 Matsushima Chōnai, Matsushima-chō, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken ・Buddhist |
| Seiryuzan Zuigan-ji (青龍山 瑞巌寺, Seiryūzan Zuigan-ji) is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji-branch of Rinzai Zen, it was founded in 828 during the Heian period by Jikaku Daishi. |
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| 6．Entsū-in (Matsushima) ・67 Matsushima Chōnai, Matsushima-chō, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken ・Buddhist |
| Entsū-in (円通院) is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji-branch of Rinzai Zen, it was founded in 1647 next to Zuigan-ji as the memorial temple for Date Mitsumune, the grandson of Date Masamune. The temple is noted for its rose gardens. The mausoleum of Date Mitsumune is decorated with Namban art motifs inspired by late Sengoku period contact with the West, and has been designated an Important Cultural Property. The temple also has a Japanese garden attributed to Kobori Enshū.[1] |
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| 7．Zuigan-ji ・91 Matsushima Chōnai, Matsushima-chō, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken ・Buddhist |
| Seiryuzan Zuigan-ji (青龍山 瑞巌寺, Seiryūzan Zuigan-ji) is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji-branch of Rinzai Zen, it was founded in 828 during the Heian period by Jikaku Daishi. |
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