Sendai Daikannon Temple

What it is

• A Shingon Chisan sect esoteric Buddhist temple.
• Its grand head temple is Chishaku-in in Kyoto.
• Widely known for the 100-meter-tall Sendai Daikannon.
• The Kannon statue was completed on September 1, 1991.

What to see

• The 100-meter-tall Kannon statue, including its base.
• The Kannon faces Sendai Station, 7 kilometers away.
• Entrance to the interior is shaped like a dragon's mouth.
• Interior has 12 layers and a 60-meter-long atrium.
• Inside are 33 Kannon, 12 divine generals, 108 Buddhist statues.
• An elevator accesses the 12th layer inside the Kannon.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.