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Manji no Sekibutsu

Nagano · Shimosuwa · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 万治の石仏

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WHAT TO DOManji no Sekibutsu

A stone Buddha seated near Harumiya. Known because Okamoto Taro praised it so highly.

WHERENagano

Nanshin · Shimosuwa

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A stone Buddha seated near Harumiya. Known because Okamoto Taro praised it so highly.

About this place

The Manji Stone Buddha is a stone Buddha made in 1660 (Manji 3) in the early Edo period, in Ishibotoke, Higashiyamada, Shimosuwa, Suwa District, Nagano. The owner is the town of Shimosuwa, and it is designated a tangible cultural property of the town (designated March 26, 1982 (Showa 57); registered name 'Manji Stone Buddha (Mitarashi Stone Buddha)'). It stands across the Togawa River from Suwa Taisha Shimosha Harumiya. The local place name 'Ishibotoke' also derives from this stone Buddha. It became widely known throughout Japan in the 1970s when the artist Okamoto Taro introduced it.

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Founded：1660 Blessings：Good fortune

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