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Sanjūsangendō Temple

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A Mother and Son Search for Zen in Kyoto

"The temple—the longest wooden building in Japan, filled with 1,000 many-armed statues of the Buddhist deity, Kannon—was a lively tableau."

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/a-mother-and-son-search-for-zen-in-kyoto

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1001 gold statues of Kannon in Japan's longest wooden hall

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657 Sanjusangendomawari, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0941, Japan Get directions

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Information

1001 gold statues of Kannon in Japan's longest wooden hall

1001 statues

kannon statues

no photography

golden statues

wooden statues

japanese cypress

wind god

thunder god

Featured in Conde Nast Traveler

Featured in Afar

657 Sanjusangendomawari, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0941, Japan Get directions

Restroom

Wheelchair accessible entrance

Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Sanjūsangendō Temple by null

Sanjūsangendō Temple by null

Sanjūsangendō Temple by null

Sanjūsangendō Temple by null

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