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The Ryōzen Kannon is a war memorial commemorating the dead of the Pacific War located in Eastern Kyoto. The temple is perhaps most famous for its large statue of Bodhisattva Kannon, which stands at approximately 24 meters (80 feet) tall. You are allowed to explore the grounds, pay their respects at the various memorial sites, and take in the serene and contemplative atmosphere of the temple. It offers panoramic views of the surrounding area.
Address: 526-2 Shimokawaracho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0825, Japan
Opening Hours: 8.40am - 4pm
Mintymin
🙋🏻♀️ Mom! Is that you?!
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We detour from our original itinerary to this temple thought that this is more worthwhile to sightsee rather than the castle 😉
True enough, this place made us droll by just looking at the Guan Yin Ma statue. Easily it is up to 5-6 floors in height! Did not expect to be this big from afar!
The entire experience heighten with the perfect timing to sunset!
Psst! Very less crowd here and it is paid entrance!
Jason Egg
Female Giant Buddha 👏🏻😍
#2024wish
Ryozen Kannon is a Buddhist temple with a giant 24 meter high Kannon - the goddess of compassion and mercy at the entrance where in Chinese culture, we called it as GuanYin.
Since 1955, the place has been served as a memorial to commemorate the missing and dead of World War 2 and memorial tablets for the over 2 millions of Japanese who passed away in the war.
Visiting the place, there will be entrance fee needed at JPY 300 for adult, JPY 200 for teenager and JPY 100 for child. After making the payment, an incense stick will be provided to worship the goddess. The visitors also being offered to pay JPY 100 extra to burn the incense to those people who passed away.
If you would like to gain some blessing, you can rub the giant orb in front of the temple, write down your wishes in a paper and hang on there. People believe that the wishes may come true if you are sincere.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
In 2024, I wish to travel to Perth, Australia.
Seay Doer
Ryozen Kannon is a war memorial location, said to commemorate the lives loat during the Pacific War that happened in Eastern Kyoto. It has a huge statue of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Kannon) that is 24 meters long. It also has a shrine under the statue, that contains the memory tablets of the 2 million Japanese soldiers who died during the World War II. It is open everyday for visitors with entrance fee of ¥300.
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