Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Caption: KURUME TEMPLE
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Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Caption: Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple is just outside the centre of Kurume City.
Its main feature a 62-meter-tall statue of Kannon can be seen from miles around.
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Caption: Shimmering white Kannon, the goddness of mercy, cradles a baby in her reinforced concrete arms.
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Caption: There is a spiral staircase inside Kannon. Open windows allow you to look across southern Fukuoka Prefecture.
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Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Caption: The temple building is large and ornate, and there is a visible Chinese influence in decorations.
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Caption: There is Buddhist Hell and Paradise Museum beneath the statue.
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Caption: The temple associated with statue is impressive in its own right, with an 88-step marble staircase leading up.
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Caption: We had a day off in Kurume during #kfpar Japan Concert Tour and we were excited to explore another city. But our turistic guide marked this place as “unsightly city Kurume”. Really! :-D We were so surprised when we found this extraordinary place.
Don’t trust any turistic guides! Explore places yourself! ;-)
Picture of Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
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September 26, 2014
