Daikanmitsuji Temple

Beautiful Kannon

Such a beautiful statue!! We drove to Sendai just to see her beauty. I was definitely not disappointed

Tall order to live up to

An icon of Sendai, the Buddhist Boddhisattva of mercy holds the jewel of wisdom. It is one of the largest statues in the world and the tallest in Japan. It costs 500yen to enter. We took the bus fro...

Stunning statues

My first view of the massive Daikannon was unexpected (its massive size) and took my breath away. Inside there is so much exquisite Buddhist statuary! I found the many statues to be very peaceful for ...

Quick trip

We were traveling with another family and had a total of 6 kids ages 5 months to 12 years. It was super cold inside, might have actually been warmer outside which is saying something. Very large statu...

仙台大観音に圧倒されます

日本一の高さを誇る仙台大観音。 ものすごい存在感と、ど迫力です。 その敷地内にある大観密寺。 大観密寺では 水子供養、ペット供養、 祈祷などができるようです。 御朱印や縁結び、縁結びリボン お守りなどの販売をしていました。 記念に御朱印を買ってみました！