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Nanzoin Temple, Reclining Buddha statue
2026/03/25
Off the beaten pathNanzoin is a Shingon Buddhist Temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka-prefecture. It is notable for its bronze statue of a reclining Buddha, said to be the largest bronze statue in the world. Completed in 1995, the giant bron …
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Sofukuji Temple
2026/03/25
Nagasaki travel guideThe first Chinese style temple in Nagasaki. Shortly after the construction of Kofukuji Temple, Chinese traders asked the Nagasaki governor for permission to built Chinese temples according to their home provinces. …
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Kofukuji Temple
2026/03/25
Nagasaki travel guideAfter the Tokugawa Shogunate banned Christianity, non-Christian Chinese merchants began making port at Nagasaki around 1600. Chinese people soon started living in Nagasaki and etitioned the Nagasaki government to …
