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Hasedera

Hasedera Temple traces its founding to 736. Its principal image is an eleven-headed Kannon carved in wood, one of the largest wooden Buddhist statues in Japan at about 9.18m tall, shown holding a distinctive staff and vase in the so-called “Hase-style.” The temple's hillside terrace offers sweeping views of Yuigahama Beach.

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