Takaokadaibutsu

Review

• A worthwhile detour from nearby Toyama!

  Reviewed : 2020.04.01

  In Toyama for 2-nights, with a couple of hours to spare before dinner; this proved to be sufficient time to make a detour to Takaoka to see the Great Buddha. It only takes about 17-mins to travel...

• One of the three Great Buddhas in Japan

  Reviewed : 2020.01.03

  Takaoka Great Buddha is considered one of the three Great Buddhas in Japan (the other two are in Kamakura and Nara) but it is not as comparable to the other two.I would not make a special trip to...

• Worldly desires & Welcome to world of Buddha!

  Reviewed : 2019.05.08

  Metal workers of TAKAOKA-city had made this huge Buddha!When you arrive, you can see this huge one and feel like you are now in the world of Buddha and maybe listen the word of “Worldly...