Sendai Daikannon

Sendai Daikannon
	Remote view of Sendai Daikannon
	38°18′02″N 140°49′25″E / 38.3005°N 140.8236°E
Location	Sendai, Japan
Type	statue
Height	statue: 92 m (302 ft); including base: 100 m (330 ft);
Completion date	1 September 1991
Dedicated to	Byakue Kannon (白衣観音)
	daikannon.com

Sendai Daikannon (仙台大観音), officially known as the Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon (仙台天道白衣大観音), is a large statue located in Sendai, Japan. It portrays a woman, the bodhisattva Byakue Kannon (白衣観音, "white-robed Kannon") holding the cintamani gem (如意宝珠, Nyoihōju) in her hand.^[1]

It is the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan and as of 2023 is the ninth-tallest statue in the world, at 100 metres (330 ft).^[2] The monument itself is 92 m (302 ft) tall, while the pedestal brings its total height to 100 m (330 ft).^{[citation needed]} At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world, but it was surpassed by Ushiku Daibutsu in 1993.^[2]

There is a small entry fee to enter the statue itself. Inside, on the first floor, there are many large statues of Buddha and mythical kings. Visitors take an elevator to the 12th level then walk down the stairs and ramps to the ground. At each level, there are eight Buddhas displayed in wood cabinets, 108 in total.

References

^ "まるでリオ、丘の上の大観音...建立当時は全国からバスツアー : 社会 : ニュース". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "身の丈100m「吸引力」抜群仙台大観音(仙台市)". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

External links

Official website

Records
Preceded by Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park 88 m (289 ft)	World's tallest statue 1991–1993	Succeeded by Ushiku Daibutsu 100 m (330 ft)

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[1] "まるでリオ、丘の上の大観音...建立当時は全国からバスツアー : 社会 : ニュース". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[nikkei-2] "身の丈100m「吸引力」抜群仙台大観音(仙台市)". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

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