A Japan Photo per Day - Gokoku-ji Temple Daibutsu

By Muza-chan on Jul 28, 2010 | In A Japan Photo per Day | 30 feedbacks »

You know I like the Great Buddha statues (Daibutsu). There are many Daibutsu statues scattered all across Japan, but since most of them are are of smaller sizes, they aren’t tourist spots and often there is little information to be found about them.
That was the case with this Daibutsu statue from the Gokoku-ji Temple - I didn’t know it was there, so it was a very pleasant surprise when I saw it.
The Gokoku-ji Temple is one of the biggest temples in Tokyo and is also famous because it is one of the few places in Tokyo that survived the bombings from the World War II.

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Gokoku-ji Temple Daibutsu, Tokyo
Gokoku-ji Temple Daibutsu, Tokyo

Info:

Nikon D90
Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5G
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: F/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/801s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200

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 ohsweetBloG
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07/28/10 @ 04:45
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07/28/10 @ 05:02
 Ievrem
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This temple also survived Anti-Buddhist movement at the Meiji era and The Great Kanto Earthquake. RT @Muzachan [link]
07/28/10 @ 05:18
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07/28/10 @ 06:04
 808armada
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I need to take a look. Never knew it was there! :-P RT @Muzachan: A Japan Photo per Day-Gokoku-ji Temple Daibutsu [link]
07/28/10 @ 06:33
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 Muzachan
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@808armada It is worth to see it. Not very big but beautifully made, I especially like the expression.
07/28/10 @ 17:23
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 ChristianRK
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@Muzachan I visited the Great Buddha at Kamakura 2 weeks ago and was very moved by it. I was there at 8 am (cont) http://tl.gd/2ptnqh
07/28/10 @ 19:18
 GoyaRepublic
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07/29/10 @ 04:27
 Al · http://traveljapanblog.com/wordpress/
It looks even better in early April. http://traveljapanblog.com/wordpress/2010/04/the-buddha-rests-under-the-cherry-blossoms/
07/29/10 @ 04:38
 Muza-chan [Member] Email · http://www.muza-chan.net
@Al:
Lovely picture, thank you! :)
I noticed the sakura trees and I imagine that it looks great in spring.
07/29/10 @ 05:49
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 Tornadoes28
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@Muzachan I like this daibutsu because it appears the Buddha is smiling. :)
07/30/10 @ 00:13
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