Overview: The statue is approximately 13.35 meters tall including the base and weighs approximately 93 tonnes. The monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amitābha Buddha probably produced in 1252. The statue is stated on outside but used be covered by hall but had been destroyed several times.

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Name: Taiizan Kotokuin Shojosenji  (Great Buddha temple)
Place: 4-2-28, Hase, Kamakura,
Admission JPY 300
Foundation: 1252
School：Jyodo (Pure land)
Principal Image: Amitābha Buddha

Official website: https://www.kotoku-in.jp/en/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dtoku-in

Overview: The temple is well known for its power of Yakuyoke (warding off evil), Kawasaki Daishi is one of the biggest temples of the Chisan School of Shingon Buddhism

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Name: Kongosan Kinjoin Heikenji (Yakuyoke Kobo Daishi or Kawasaki Daishi)
Place: 4-48 Daisahi-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Foundation: 1128
School:　Singon
Principal Image: The image of Kobo Daishi (Kukai 774-835)
Founded by: Buddhist Priest Sonken
Festival: Gancho Ohgomaku(Dec 31-Jan 1)the first Goma-Kito (the rite of burning) of the year, Setsubun-e・Mamemakishiki(around Feb 3) , Gohonzon Kobo-Daishi Gotan Hoshukuethe (birthday of the priest Kobo-Daishi) (Mid June), Furin-Ichi (Wind-Bell-Market) (July)

Official website: http://www.kawasakidaishi.com/english/index.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_Daishi

Overview: Sensō-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo’s oldest temple, and one of its most significant. According to legend, a statue of the Kannon was found in the Sumida River in 628 by two fishermen, the brothers Hinokuma Hamanari and Hinokuma Takenari. The chief of their village, Hajino Nakamoto, recognized the sanctity of the statue and enshrined it by remodeling his own house into a small temple in Asakusa so that the villagers could worship Kannon.

Name: Kinryuzan Senso-ji
Place: 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo　

Admmision : free
Foundation: March 18, 628
School: Syoukannon (Tendai)
Principal Image: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Sho Kanzeon Bosatsu) (Not open for viewing)
Disclosed Statue: A statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Sho Kanzeon Bosatsu) sculpted by Ennin
Founded by: Priest Shokai (Date of birth and death unknown)
Festival: Setsubun (Spring Celebration) (around Feb.3), Honzon Jigen-e(Celebration of the Appearance of the Bodhisattva Kannon) (March 18), Hana Matsuri(Celebration of Buddha’s Birthday)(Apr.8), Shiman-rokusen-nichi(Day Worth 46,000 Visits) (Jury9-10)

Official website: http://www.senso-ji.jp/english/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sens%C5%8D-ji