Description
The main hall enshrines the Vairocana-Buddha, the principle image known colloquially as Nara's Great Buddha. The present structure was rebuilt in the mid-Edo period. It is the world's largest wooden structure, spanning 57-meters across, 50-meters deep, and 48-meters high.
Location Information
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- Address
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406-1, Zoshicho, Nara-shi, Nara, 630-8211
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- Nearest Station
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Kintetsunara Station
･ Kintetsu-nara Line
14 minutes on foot
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- Phone Number
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0742-22-5511Available languagesonly in Japanese
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- Hours
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7:30am - 5:30pm
*Changes during certain periods
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- Closed
- None
Original source: ©Shobunsha Publications Inc.
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