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
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Latitude

35.15771° or 35° 9′ 28″ north

Longitude

139.83474° or 139° 50′ 5″ east

Inception

1783

Height

31 metres (102 feet)

Open location code

8Q7X5R5M+3V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 760291652

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=statue

Wikidata 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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