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Jourenji Temple (Tokyo Daibutsu)

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  • 5-28-3 Akatsuka
    Tokyo Japan 175-0092
  • Nearest Train: Shimo-akatsuka Station
  • Category: Attractions & Landmark , Religious Sights
    Neighborhood: Itabashi-ku
  • Phone: +81 3 3579 2255
    Fax: +81 3 3579 7616
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In the 13th-century Lady Inada no Tsubone and a monk called Joko managed to raise funds to build a great statue of Buddha. After several mishaps with wooden statues, the bronze casting crafted by Goremon Ono was finished in 1252. Now gracefully sitting outside this temple, the serene Buddha was formerly housed in the main building which was disastrously swept away by a tidal wave in 1495.

  • Admission Charge: Free

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