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Ushiku Daibutsu (Ushiku Great Buddha)
牛久阿弥陀大佛（牛久大仏）うしくあみだだいぶつ
Ushiku Daibutsu in Ushiku City, Ibaraki, is a colossal standing statue of Amida Buddha 120 meters tall (a 100 m figure on a 20 m pedestal). Built by Higashi Honganji of the Jodo Shinshu sect in a region tied to its founder Shinran, it was begun in 1986 and completed in 1993. Clad in over 6,000 bronze plates and weighing about 4,000 tons, it is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest bronze Buddha. Its defining feature is overwhelming scale-the Great Buddha of Nara would fit in its palm. The interior is a five-story pilgrimage facility, with an elevator rising to a chest-level observation deck at 85 meters; the 480 curls on its head are each 1 m wide and weigh some 200 kg. Surrounded by an expansive garden with a petting zoo and seasonal flower fields, it stands as an icon of modern Japan's monumental-Buddha landscape.
H I G H L I G H T S
Highlights
- 01120 m tall, the world's largest bronze standing statue (Guinness World Record)
- 02An Amida Buddha of overwhelming scale-the Nara Great Buddha would fit in its palm
- 03Over 6,000 bronze plates, about 4,000 tons, and 480 head curls (about 200 kg each)
- 04A five-story interior pilgrimage with an elevator to an 85 m chest-level observation deck
- 05A striking contrast with the vast garden's petting zoo and seasonal flower fields
A C C E S S ／ M E T A
Essentials
- Location
- Ibaraki Prefecture Ushiku City
- Address
- 茨城県牛久市久野町2083
- Fee
- Hours
- Status
- Nearest
- JR常磐線・牛久駅
- Parking
- あり（820台、無料）。圏央道・阿見東ICから約3分。
- Time
- 1〜2時間（胎内拝観・庭園散策を含む）