Sendai Daikannon (仙台大観音), officially known as the Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon (仙台天道白衣大観音), is a large statue located in Sendai, Japan. It portrays a woman, the bodhisattva Byakue Kannon (白衣観音, "white-robed Kannon") holding the cintamani gem ( 如意宝珠 , Nyoihōju ) in her hand.

Jan 4, 2019 · Upon its completion in 1991, the towering statue of the gem-bearing Nyoirin Kannon in Sendai, Japan was the tallest statue in the world. It was soon displaced from the top spot, but...

The Sendai Daikannon was the tallest statue in the world when built in 1991. It stands 100 meters high watching over the citizens of Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. The gigantic statue can be entered to view many floors of Buddhist statues.

Sendai-Daikannon, the Byakue-Kannon, is said to be the mother of the Kannons, who gives birth to various Buddhas, and is one of the 33 Kannons. In her right hand, she holds the Nyoi-Hoju that fulfills our wishes, and in her left hand, she holds the water bottle that stores the water of wisdom of all virtues, which she pours it on us and bestows ...

Sep 3, 2024 · Things to Do at Sendai Daikannon. The Daikannon statue in Sendai is currently the fifth tallest statue in the world. Its importance is not just about the massive size and the unique skyline it gives to the Sendai panorama, but it’s also about the …

Feb 19, 2021 · Sendai Daikannon, located in the Shingonshūchisanha Shinsekai Daikanmitsuji Temple, is the only place in Japan where you can get plenty of unique and impressive pictures of a large Kannon statue.

The Sendai Daikannon (official name: Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon) is a large Bodhisattva statue located on the grounds of Daikanmitsuji Temple, standing 100 meters tall and 21 meters below ground. The statue is one of the tallest in the world, surpassing the Statue of Liberty by seven meters, and is even visible from downtown Sendai.

Jul 27, 2014 · The Sendai Daikannon Statue is one of the top ten tallest statues in the world. Located next to the Best Western Hotel in Sendai, the statue is a unique tourist destination.

The Sendai Daikannon (仙台大観音) is the second tallest Buddha statue in Japan (the tallest is the Ushiku Buddha (牛久大仏) in Ibaraki Prefecture). The 100-meter-tall Buddha statue doesn’t just have a beautiful and calming appearance but is essentially a temple!

Sep 12, 2023 · The Sendai Daikannon is Japan’s largest statue standing at 100 meters or 330 feet to commemorate Sendai city’s 100th anniversary. Which is an impressive feat considering it was erected back in 1991, in fact it was the tallest statue in the world at the time it was unveiled.