48 Stone Buddha Statues at Ukawa

A five-minute drive from JR Omi-Takashima Station, and a 15-minute walk from the Ukawa bus stop. This historic site, surrounded by dense grass and forest, is situated on the other side of National Route 161 opposite side of Shirohige Beach on the west bank of Lake Biwa. The 1.6-meter-tall statues depict Amitabha in a sitting position, and all of the statues face east. Today, only 33 of the original 48 remain. It was once believed that the statues were put in place by area samurai lord Rokkaku Yoshikata in 1553, but as of the present time documents have been found describing the statues which date to at least 1436. Visitors can take in the slightly differing aspects of each statue.