Takasaki Byakui dai Kannon

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Byakui: white robe

dai : huge

Kannon: Goddess of Mercy

Too huge, I joint two picures.

Now, there are many huge image of Buddha or Goddess of Mercy in Japan.   This Takasaki Byakui dai Kannon is origin of follower huge images. 　 Build　　 ：1936 Donor     ：Hosaburou Inoue Design　 ：Torizou Morimura High       ： 137 ft (41.8 m) Weight    ：　5985ｔ （From Thicket data） This huge image is contributed to Takasaki-city by Hosaburou Inoue. 　 Home Page of Inoue kogyo (Japanese) 　http://www.inoue.co.jp/culture/白衣観音.htm

View from top level.  Direction is Tokyo. The plain from Takasaki city to Tokyo is called as "Kantou Heiya". This is  most large plain in Japan.

Inside of Takasaki Byakui dai Kannon, there are step and visitor can go up to her shoulder level. Basically, Buddha is men style and Kannon is woman style,  but, they have no distinction of sex.