Point of interest
Tokyo Daibutsu
12 locals recommend,
Location
5-chōme-28-3 Akatsuka
Itabashi City, Tokyo
Tips from locals
The 3rd biggest Buddha statue after Nara and Kamakura in Japan.8.2m in height 32ton. From Narimasu station(TobuTojo Line)take a bus(10mins)to Jourenji and get on at 'Akatsuka 8choume' bus stop.
Jorenji Temple stands amid a lushly green and quiet residential area. Of its over 500 year history, only in the last 80 or so years have its surroundings been known as Akatsuka, in Itabashi ward. This Daibutsu is 13 meters high from base to crown and weighs an incredible 32 tons. You can get a better impression of the size of this Buddha by comparing it to the height of the worshipers around it. Of the cast bronze statues of the Buddha found in Japan, this is the third largest.
Jorenji Temple stands amid a lushly green and quiet residential area. Of its over 500 year history, only in the last 80 or so years have its surroundings been known as Akatsuka, in Itabashi ward. This Daibutsu is 13 meters high from base to crown and weighs an incredible 32 tons. You can get a bett…
It is said that the temple has Japan's third largest Buddha statue made with bronze. 銅製の仏像は日本で三番目の大きさだそうです。