Nihon-ji Daibutsu
Nihon-ji Daibutsu is a work of art in Kyonan, Awa district, Chiba. Nihon-ji Daibutsu is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Nihon Temple, as well as near The 1500 Arhat statues approach.Photo: Captain76, Public domain.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “薬師瑠璃光如来坐像”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nihon Temple and Mount Nokogiri.
Nihon Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nihon-ji is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kyonan, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located on the slopes of Mount Nokogiri and is known for its Nihon-ji Daibutsu. Nihon Temple is situated 190 metres southwest of Nihon-ji Daibutsu.
Mount Nokogiri
Peak
Photo: ערן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Nokogiri literally "saw mountain" is a low mountain on the Bōsō Peninsula on Honshu, Japan. It lies on the southern border of the city of Futtsu and the town Kyonan in Awa District in Chiba Prefecture.
Hamakanaya Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hamakanaya Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. Hamakanaya Station is situated 1½ km northwest of Nihon-ji Daibutsu.
Nihon-ji Daibutsu
- Categories: daibutsu, stone Buddha statue, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Kyonan, Awa district, Chiba, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.15771° or 35° 9′ 28″ northLongitude
139.83474° or 139° 50′ 5″ eastInception
1783Height
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8Q7X5R5M+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 760291652OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q11507970
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Nihon-ji Daibutsu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “日本寺大佛”
- Dutch: “Nihon-ji Daibutsu”
- French: “Grand Bouddha du temple Nihon”
- French: “Nihon-ji Daibutsu”
- Japanese: “Nihon-ji Daibutsu”
- Japanese: “にほんじだいぶつ”
- Japanese: “日本寺大仏”
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Highlights include The 1500 Arhat statues approach and Ruriko Observatory.
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