Seiryū-ji

Seiryū-ji
青龍寺
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Location
Location	Yamazaki 45-2 Kuwabara, Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
Country	Japan
Architecture
Completed	1982
Website
Official Website

Seiryū-ji (青龍寺) is a Kōyasan Betsuin (affiliate temple) located in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. The temple was founded by a Great Acharya Ryūkou Oda (織田隆弘), who later built Shōwa Daibutsu (昭和大仏) in 1984. Roughly 21.35 meters in height, it is the tallest seated bronze figure of Buddha in Japan.

See also

• List of tallest statues

References

• "初詣情報（東北）2007-2008". Asahi Shimbun.

External links

• Official Website (in Japanese)

40°49′19″N 140°49′06″E