Tochoji Temple
Japanese name：
東長寺
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Main Image Fukuoka Daibutsu (Wooden Seated Shaka Nyorai) Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
Impression TagsSolemnityDignityPeacefulness
DescriptionThe Great Buddha Hall of Tochoji in Hakata houses a monumental wooden seated Shaka Nyorai completed in 1992. Carved from Japanese cypress over approximately four years beginning in 1988, the figure stands 10.8 m tall and weighs around 30 tonnes. Buddhist figures adorn its 16.1 m-high halo, while approximately 5,000 small images line the wall behind it. Visitors can also walk through the 'Hell and Paradise' passage beneath its pedestal, making this a distinctive Buddha pilgrimage in central Hakata.
Basic Information
Spot ID
9802
Temple / Site
Tochoji Temple
Visiting Area
Great Buddha Hall
Visiting Status
Viewable in the Great Buddha Hall (9:00–16:45)
Address
福岡県福岡市博多区御供所町2-4
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