Hill of the Buddha
The Hill of the Buddha is a Buddhist shrine at Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo, Japan, designed by Japanese modernist architect Tadao Ando. The shrine features a 13.5 m tall statue of the Buddha encircled by an artificial hill rotunda planted with 150,000 lavender plants.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: Buddhist shrine in Sapporo, Japan
- Also known as: “Atama Daibutsu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ashiribetsu Falls and Makomanai Takino Cemetery.
Ashiribetsu Falls
Waterfall
Photo: もんもん, Public domain.Makomanai Takino Cemetery
Cemetery
Makomanai Takino Cemetery is situated 1 km northeast of Hill of the Buddha.
Sapporo Art Park
Park
Sapporo Art Park is an open-air complex of sites in Minami-ku, Sapporo, dedicated to visual and performing art exhibits and facilities. Constructed in 1986, the park was established "to cultivate unique new culture in Sapporo and create an environment… Sapporo Art Park is situated 2½ km northwest of Hill of the Buddha.
Hill of the Buddha
- Categories: building and tourism
- Location: Minami, Sapporo, Central Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
42.92054° or 42° 55′ 14″ north
Longitude
141.36274° or 141° 21′ 46″ east
Open location code
8RJ3W9C7+63
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Japanese—“Hill of the Buddha” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Atama Daibutsu”
- Greek: “Λόφος του Βούδα”
- Japanese: “頭大仏”
- Japanese: “頭大仏殿”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 滝野神社 and アシリベツの滝.
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