Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park

The Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park, also known as the Hokkaido Kannon, as well as the Byakue Kannon, is the third-tallest statue in and is the tenth-tallest statue in the world, tied with the .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: statue in Hokkaido, Japan
  • Also known as: “Byakue Kannon”, “Dai Kannon de Hokkaidō”, “Gran Kannon de Ashibetsu”, “Gran Kannon de Hokkaidō”, “Gran Kannon Tentoku de Hokkaido”, “Hokkaidō Dai Kannon”, “Hokkaidō Dai-Kannon”, “Hokkaidō Tentoku Dai-Kannon”, “Kannon del parque Kita no Miyako”, “北海道大観音”, and “天徳院　北海道天徳大観音”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ashibetsu Station and Ashibetsu Shrine.

Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station on the Nemuro… is situated 1½ km southwest of Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park.

Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park

Latitude
43.52801° or 43° 31′ 41″ north
Longitude
142.1978° or 142° 11′ 52″ east
Established
1989
Open location code
8RM4G5HX+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 942412698
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q28153889
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Kannon d’Ashibetsu”
  • Chinese: “北海道大観音像”
  • Dutch: “Hokkaido Kannon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال هوكايدو دايكانون”
  • French: “Kannon de Ashibetsu”
  • Hindi: “किता नो मियाको उद्यान के दाई कानन”
  • Japanese: “北海道天徳大観音”
  • Spanish: “Dai Kannon del parque Kita no Miyako”
  • Spanish: “Gran Kannon Tentoku de Hokkaidō”
  • “北海道天徳大観音”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 金剛山光元院 and 中野記念病院.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: M’ｓ resort Ashibetsu and 道の駅スタープラザ芦別.

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