Ushiku Daibutsu


Ushiku Daibutsu is a statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Completed in 1993, it stands a total of tall, including the base and 10m lotus platform. The statue held the record for the tallest statue from 1993–2008., it is one of the top five tallest statues in the world.
An elevator takes visitors up to an observation floor. The statue depicts Amitabha Buddha and is made of bronze. It is also known as Ushiku ARCADIA. It was built to commemorate the birth of Shinran, founder of the Jōdo Shinshū 浄土真宗 or "True Pure Land School" of Buddhism.

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Inside the statue itself is a four-story building, which serves as a museum.
; Level 1, Infinite Light and Infinite Life : The first floor lobby is dark, and as you enter music floats toward you from the darkness. In the center of the room a single shaft of light shines from above onto a cauldron of smoking incense. Beyond it is the elevator to the other floors.
; Level 2, World of Gratitude and Thankfulness : Mostly dedicated to scriptural studies
; Level 3, World of the Lotus Sanctuary : 3000 samples of gold Buddha statues
; Level 4, Room of Mt. Grdhrakuta : Also on the fourth floor are windows looking out from the buddha's chest onto the adjacent flower garden and small animal park.