Nanzoin Temple

Art & Architecture Culture Experience History

Nanzoin Temple is a Buddhist temple in Fukuoka Prefecture famous for its huge reclining Buddha statue. At 135ft (41 meters) in lengths, 36ft (11 meters) in height and weighing 300 tons, the reclining Buddha at Nanzoin Temple is said to be the world’s biggest bronze statue. The different poses of Buddha statues have different meanings, and the reclining posture depicts Buddha at the moment of death, or entrance into nirvana. Nanzoin Temple is the first stop of the jorney on the 88 on the Sasaguri pilgrimage route.

Spot Name
Nanzoin Temple
Postal Code
〒811-2405
Address
1035 Oazasasaguri, Sasagurimachi, Kasuya-gun
Telephone Number
092-947-7195
Keywords
Art & Architecture,Culture Experience,History