The main attraction at Nihon-ji is a 31 meter tall Buddha, that stands midway up Nokogiriyama mountain. The Daibutsu is a stone statue depicting the

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The main attraction at Nihon-ji is a 31 meter tall Buddha, that stands midway up Nokogiriyama mountain. The Daibutsu is a stone statue depicting the Yakushi Buddha which was carved here - that took over three years to carve from 1780. The temple itself was commissioned about 1300 years ago making it one of the very oldest in the Kanto region of Japan. Lining the walking paths further up the mountain are 1500 statues of Buddhist rayan disciples carved out of stone over 20 years by the same master artisan who created the Daibutsu. These smaller statues can be found in various nooks, caves and crannies around the mountain, in different poses and positions

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Location: Futtsu, Chiba, Japan
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