Ushiku Buddha Japan 🇯🇵

#traveldiaries Ushiku Daibutsu is a statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Completed in 1993, it stands a total of 120 metres (390 ft) tall. The Daibutsu held the record for the tallest statue in the world from 1993 to 2008 . It was erected to commemorate the birth of Shinran, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism in Japan.🇯🇵 The nearest train station is Ushiku Station on the JR Joban Line, which runs from Nippori and Ueno Stations in Tokyo. From the city center of Tsukuba, also in Ibaraki , you can make the trip out to Ushiku Daibutsu in 30 minutes. #100waysoftravel #traveldiaries