Tokyo Daibutsu
The Tokyo Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is unknown to many travelers despite being in one of the busiest cities in the world. It’s hidden in deep in the suburbs within a temple with an ancient history. The immense bronze statue, once ranked next to Nara and Kamakura, can be seen at Tokyo’s Joren-ji Temple premises. Statue originsJoren-ji is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Itabashi Ward on the northwest corner of Tokyo. This 600-year-old temple was originally located in Itabashi-juku on the Nakasendo, one of Edo’s four post towns. But due to the modernization of the city and the constructio...