Overview
One man began carving in his sixties and spent thirty years cutting 700 stone figures over a burial ground - untrained, and overwhelming in number.
About this place
Takanabe Daishi is a group of stone statues in Mochida, Takanabe, Koyu District, Miyazaki Prefecture. The series of stone statues called Takanabe Daishi were made by Iwaoka Yasukichi, who ran a rice shop in the town, to comfort the spirits of the nearby Mochida Burial Mound Group.
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Founded / opened：1928 Architect / artist：Yasukichi Iwaoka Highlights / collection：700 stone statues carved by one person, Standing on a tumulus group Genre：Sculpture, Art Brut
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