According to the education board, it is bigger than the 81-cm statue in Saihoji temple in Kyoto’s Sakyo Ward, which was believed to be the largest among 20 or so existing statues of Hideyoshi ...

A 57m (187ft) Buddhist statue dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy, Kannon, in central Japan has been draped with ... describes what she saw at the world's largest religious gathering.

Tōdai-ji, located in Nara, is one of Japan's historic gems. It is home to the bronze statue of the Great Buddha (Daibutsu), ...

However, the Supreme Court ruled in October 2023 that the statute of limitations had expired and that ownership of the statue belonged to Japan. The statue will be returned to the National ...