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Aira-ji Temple

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Aira-ji Temple houses Japan's largest wooden seated statue, a must-see cultural property.

Aira-ji Temple
Mizushimasea CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A Tendai sect temple, re-established in 1877.
  • Commonly known as Sagara Kannon.
  • A fudasho on three different pilgrimages.

What to see

  • Principal image: Senju Kannon statue from late Muromachi period.
  • Statue is approximately 3.4 meters tall.
  • Japan's largest wooden seated statue.
  • Statue is a Yamaga City cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

熊本県山鹿市菊鹿町相良370 Open in Google Maps

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