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Fukoji Temple and Fukoji Magaibutsu

Oita · Bungo-Ōno · Culture & History

Japanese name: 普光寺・普光寺磨崖仏(ふこうじ・ふこうじまがいぶつ)

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WHAT TO DOFukoji Temple and Fukoji Magaibutsu

A temple and cliff Buddhas in Bungo-ono, with a Fudo Myoo carved into the rock and known for hydrangeas.

WHEREOita

Bungo-Ōno

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A temple and cliff Buddhas in Bungo-ono, with a Fudo Myoo carved into the rock and known for hydrangeas.

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A temple in Asaji, Bungoono. The cliff-carved Buddha engraved on the grounds is over 11 meters high, centered on a Fudo Myoo statue, flanked by Kongara Doji and Seitaka Doji, with Tamonten and Benzaiten carved on the right. It is carved into a layer of pyroclastic flow about 120,000 years old. Also known as the Hydrangea Temple, its hydrangeas bloom around mid-June.

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