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Usuki Sekibutsu

Oita · Usuki · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 臼杵石仏

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WHAT TO DOUsuki Sekibutsu

The first stone figures in Japan to be designated National Treasures. Sixty-one of them are carved into the cliff.

WHEREOita

South · Usuki

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The first stone figures in Japan to be designated National Treasures. Sixty-one of them are carved into the cliff.

About this place

The Usuki Stone Buddhas (臼杵磨崖仏, Usuki magaibutsu) is a group of 61 religious statues in four groups carved in bas-relief into a tuff cliff in the city of Usuki, Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. The site was designated a National Special Historic Site of Japan in 1952. In 1962, 59 of the 61 statues were collectively designated a National Important Cultural Property, with the designation elevated in 1995 to National Treasure.

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Founded：Late Heian period Designation：National Treasure, Historic Site Blessings：Warding off evil

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