Landmarks・Hakata

Tochoji TempleTōchōji

Also known as: 東長寺

A Shingon Buddhist temple in Hakata-ku, traditionally said to have been founded by the monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi) after he returned from Tang Dynasty China. The temple houses the Fukuoka Daibutsu — one of Japan's largest wooden seated Buddhas — as well as a five-story pagoda. A walkthrough passage beneath the statue symbolizes traveling from hell to paradise.

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