Kimii-dera Shimbutsuden

From the observation corridor, you can see the face of the statue of Kannon Bodhisattva in front of you.

Original Text

The new Buddha Hall is a three-story reinforced concrete building and was completed in 2002. Inside, a huge eleven-faced Senju Kannon Bodhisattva statue (completed in 2007) with a height of 12m shining golden is enshrined. The creator is Akiyoshi Matsumoto, a Buddhist priest who also worked on the statue of the four heavenly kings at the middle gate of Kongohoji Temple. If you go up to the observation corridor on the 3rd floor (admission fee 100 yen), you can see the face of the Kannon Bodhisattva statue from the front, although it is through the glass.

It's still a big Buddha hall.

Original Text

When I entered the inside of the Buddhist hall, I suddenly saw a huge Buddha statue. If I didn't look up, I couldn't get the whole picture and was overwhelmed by its size. When I went up the stone steps from the tower gate of Kimiiji Temple, it was a new hall on my right, but because it is located facing the main hall, most worshipers were heading toward the main hall.

A large Buddha hall in a narrow precinct

Original Text

When I went up the steep stairs to worship Kimiidera and proceeded to the precincts, I saw a large Buddhist temple. It was a place that just met the main hall, but it seemed to be positioned like a so-called treasure hall, and most worshipers passed by and headed toward the main hall.

Japan's largest wooden Buddha statue

Original Text

The principal image is the eleven-faced Kanzeon Bodhisattva, the largest wooden Buddha statue in Japan. It is covered with gold leaf and shines too bright. From the corridor of the Buddhist temple, you can overlook Waka no Ura and the stone steps up Kimiiji Temple.

It contains a large Buddha statue.

Original Text

It is a building with a large Buddha in the immediate vicinity of Kimii-dera Temple. If you put in the donation, you can guide you inside. You can overlook the sea from the corridor.