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The Best Attractions In Ushiku

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Ushiku Daibutsu is a statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Completed in 1993, it stands a total of 120 metres tall, including the 10 m base and 10m lotus platform. The statue held the record for the tallest statue from 1993–2002. As of 2018, it is one of the top five tallest statues in the world. An elevator takes visitors up 85 m 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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