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Day Tour from Sendai Sendai Daikannon Statue and Yamadera Temple 20% OFF
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
$135.60
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Overview
The Tohoku region is home to two monumental spiritual sites: Sendai’s Daikannon Statue and Yamagata’s Yamadera Temple. This tour combines historical significance, natural beauty, and a deep connection to Japan's Buddhist heritage.
- 🗼 Visit the towering Sendai Daikannon Statue, standing at 100 meters (330 feet), the tallest Kannon statue in Japan and the tenth-tallest statue globally.
- 🕊️ Marvel at the statue's details, including the wish-fulfilling jewel in her right hand and the water flask pouring the water of wisdom from her left.
- 🍱 Enjoy a delicious lunch before continuing your spiritual journey to the serene Yamadera Temple, officially known as Risshaku-ji.
- 🏞️ Explore the culturally significant Konponchudo at the mountain entrance, a designated important cultural property.
- 📜 Discover the statue of Matsuo Basho, an internationally renowned haiku poet who visited Yamadera over 350 years ago.
- 🌳 Experience the tranquility of Yamadera Temple, where Basho's poetic reflections on stillness and cicadas resonate with visitors today.
- 🚍 Benefit from included transportation to and from all tour destinations, ensuring a hassle-free experience.
- 🎟️ Admission fees for all attractions are included in the tour package, so you can focus on the experience.
- 🦮 Service animals are welcome, providing comfort and companionship during your spiritual exploration.
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Join from Sendai Station
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 7 hours
- Admission fees at all attractions during tour
- Transportation to and from destinations during tour
- Lunch
Meeting point
Morinosanka Stained Glass located on the main concourse (2F) inside Sendai Station. Look for your guide holding the SNOW MONKEY RESORTS sign.
Return details
The tour concludes at Yamagata Station.
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Sendai Daikannon StatueWelcome to Sendai’s Big Buddha! Reaching 100 meters (330 feet) into the sky, Sendai’s Daikannon Statue looks over the city with a watchful, protective eye. Kannon is the representation of the Japanese Buddhist Bodhisattva, the Goddess of Mercy. This particular statue is the tallest Kannon in Japan and the tenth-tallest statue in the world! She is officially known as Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon (仙台天道白衣大観音), gaining her name from her white-robbed bodhisattva form. She holds a wish-fulfilling jewel in her right hand and in her left, a water flask pours the water of wisdom. You will get a good chance to appreciate her magnitude and presence.
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Risshaku-ji TempleWe will meet back up after lunch to journey on toward the mountain entrance of Yamadera Temple, or as it is known by its formal title, Risshaku-ji. At the foot of the mountain entrance, you can take some time to observe the nationally designated important cultural property of Konponchudo, the statue of internationally renowned haiku poet Matsuo Basho, and various other spiritually significant temple structures. Matsuo Basho made his pilgrimage to Yamadera over 350 years ago during his Oku no Hosomichi (“Narrow Road to the Deep North”) travels. His remarks of Yamadera Temple were written as such: shizukasa ya / iwa ni shimiiru / semi no koe (閑さや岩にしみ入る蝉の声). It roughly translates to: such stillness / the shrill of cicadas / seeps into the rocks. Basho’s lingering poetic prose still leaves a deep impression on those who visit the temple and bask in its tranquility today.
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Day Tour from Sendai Sendai Daikannon Statue and Yamadera Temple 20% OFF
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
$135.60
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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