Although established relatively recent, 35 years ago, the Seiryū-ji temple in the suburbs of Aomori city has an impressive statue, holding the record of the tallest seated bronze figure of Buddha in Japan , with a height of 21.35 meters.
Called Shōwa Daibutsu, the statue is about 1.5 times taller than the more famous Kamakura Daibutsu (13.35 meters) and Nara Daibutsu (14.98 meters).
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