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"Wooden Standing Statue of the Thousand-Armed Kannon" to Be Unveiled Once a Year at Jofuku-Ji Temple in Tsu; National Important Cultural Property Created by Kobo Daishi; Mie Prefecture
[Tsu] On the 9th, the annual unveiling of the temple's principal image, a wooden standing statue of the Thousand-Armed Kannon, a nationally designated important cultural property, took place at Jofuku-ji Temple in Hachino, Hakusan-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. Many people visited to see the precious statue, which is said to have been carved by Kobo Daishi himself during the Heian period. The Kannon statue is carved from a single piece of cypres…
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[Tsu] On the 9th, the annual unveiling of the temple's principal image, a wooden standing statue of the Thousand-Armed Kannon, a nationally designated important cultural property, took place at Jofuku-ji Temple in Hachino, Hakusan-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. Many people visited to see the precious statue, which is said to have been carved by Kobo Daishi himself during the Heian period. The Kannon statue is carved from a single piece of cypres…