Giant Wooden Statue of Bishamonten
The great Bishamonten with other old statues inside a new, purpose-built storage building. The statue itself is more than 1,000 years old and was carved from a single cypress tree. (Photo: Mifthanzi Ariana Sarashanti)

Dec 13, 2013 - 1 min read

Giant Wooden Statue of Bishamonten

Japan's largest standing wooden statue of Bishamonten

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Kumano Shrine Bishamondo is home to the largest wooden statue in Japan of Bishamonten, the God of War. It was designated as an important cultural asset in the 1970s and moved from the Bishamondo (former wooden hall dating from the medieval period where this statue was originally installed) into an exhibition hall with other statues. This shrine that has stood for more than 1,000 years in the country hills outside of Towa City secretly guards many stories and items of interest in its ancient precincts.

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The great Bishamonten with other old statues inside a new, purpose-built storage building. The statue itself is more than 1,000 years old and was carved from a single cypress tree. (Photo: Mifthanzi Ariana Sarashanti)
Tsuchizawa Station in Towa City is the closest station to Kumano Shrine Bishamondo (Bishamon Hall). (Photo: Mifthanzi Ariana Sarashanti)
Stones of a Mandala in the grounds of a temple along the road to Kumano Shrine. (Photo: Mifthanzi Ariana Sarashanti)
An small shrine on the way to Kumano Shrine. (Photo: Mifthanzi Ariana Sarashanti)
The beautiful country scenery of Towa-cho surrounds the road to the shrine. (Photo: Mifthanzi Ariana Sarashanti)
Long steps that lead up to the main entrance of Kumano Shrine. Access is also possible by car. (Photo: Mifthanzi Ariana Sarashanti)
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Kitanarishima 5-1, Towa-cho, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0116 (Map) (Directions)

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