Ueno Daiubtus (上野大仏)

Ueno Daiubtus (上野大仏)

'Big Buddha' where only face remained
- TOKYO
- Ueno
- 2016.6.26 update

Ueno Daiubtus (上野大仏) is a great Buddha who has suffered many disasters, but still only the head remained safely.
Currently, this great Buddha is "only head (face)". That's why it is considered to be "no more falling", and "The student visits a successful prayer" has become a shrine.

Ueno Koen Park "Sakura Dori (さくら通り)"...
Next to "Hanazono Jinja Shrine (花園神社)" is Ueno Daibutsu (上野大仏).

we will glad you when refered in sight-seeing.

The face of this Ueno Daibutsu (上野大仏) is settled in the little mountain where this signboard stands.

There is a sign called "合格大佛 (Great Buddha passed)" at the side of the stairs.

This little mountain is said to be "Daibutsu yam (大仏山)". *mountain of the great Buddha

Kanei-ji temple (寛永寺) in Ueno manages it here.

Beyond the ema (絵馬), the face of the great Buddha...

head on...

This great Buddha suffered from many disasters.

It was destroyed four times in total due to the 3rd earthquake and fire.

Many students visit prayers from winter to spring.

In the past, it seems that a great Buddha was standing in this place.

Currently, there is a pagoda in Myanmar's Burmese style.

The photograph was taken from 2014 to 2016.

Next to Ueno Daiubtus (上野大仏),
There is Ueno Toshogu Shrine (上野東照宮)!

[UENO] Ueno Daiubtus (上野大仏)

Address : 4-8, Uenokouen, Taitou-ku, Tokyo
Phone : 03-3842-0181
Time ： 10:00am - 16:00pm
Admission fee : Free
Access : "Ueno station (上野駅)" 5-minute walk.

English on this page is translated from Japanese to English using the Google translation site. Sorry if there are sentences that are difficult to read.