Drive around 3 important landmarks in Hokkaido

🇵❄️Sapporo is not only home to nature and delicious food, but also to prominent religious and artistic sites such as the Hill of the Buddha, the Moai Statue Sapporo, and the Butsuganji Sapporohonzan, each with its own unique characteristics. 🪷Hill of the Buddha / Atama Daibutsu (Buddha Hill) This is a large granite Buddha statue located in the Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo. It was designed by the famous architect Tadao Ando. What makes this place special is that the Buddha is surrounded by mounds of earth and pure white snow during the winter, and during the summer, the area is surrounded by 150,000 lavender plants. After paying, we will have to walk through a long tunnel, which is like a journey into peace and wisdom. Before reaching the 13.5-meter-high Buddha statue, which was built in 2000 and is made of gray granite weighing over 1,500 tons 💵Entrance fee: ¥300/person ⏱️Opening hours: Open daily 10:00-15:00 (winter) 📍Location: 2 Takino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 005-0862, Japan ----- 🗿Moai Statue Sapporo A group of replica Moai statues located in Makomanai Takino Cemetery, just like Hill of the Buddha, these Moai statues were built to symbolize the protection of spirits and provide a sense of peace to visitors. 💵Entrance fee: No admission fee ⏱️Opening-closing time: Open daily 7.00-19.00 📍Location: 2 Takino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 005-0862, Japan ----- 🪷Butsuganji Sapporohonzan (Butsuganji Temple, Sapporo Honzan) A Buddhist temple located in Minami Ward, Sapporo, an area surrounded by nature and not very crowded. The highlight here is the reclining Buddha statue (the largest in Japan), made of bronze, approximately 40 meters long. 🚨If you want a good angle, we will have to walk inside the temple first. Because the angle from the parking lot, the Buddha statue will be blocked by trees to some extent. The designer thought it very well. We have to go in and absorb the atmosphere inside first. We can't park and take pictures and then go back. 😅 💵Admission fee: No admission fee ⏱️Opening-closing hours: Open daily 9.00-17.00 📍Location: 6 Chome-1-24 Ishiyamahigashi, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 005-0850, Japan #NewYearNewTrip #Hokkaido #WinterTravel #BeautifulPhotoTouristPlaces #BeautifulPhotoCoordinates #BeautifulTemples #TravelAbroad