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Templo ng Tochoji
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2-4 Gokushomachi
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
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Oldest zen temple in fukuoka. The 10m tall wooden Buddha is worth seeing.
A Heian-era temple is famous for its statues of Buddha, old sculptures, and exhibits.
Tōchō-ji has Japan's largest wooden Buddha (10.8m high, 30 tonnes, created in 1992) and some impressively carved Kannon (goddess of mercy) statues. The temple is said to date from AD 806 and to have been founded by Kūkai, founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism.
This head temple of Shingon Buddhism Kyushu sect is given the special name Nangakuzan. Fukuoka Daibutsu (Great Buddhist statue)is the largest statue of a seated Buddha among the ones in Japan.