If you turn onto the old Nishi Omi Road on National Route 161 near Shirahigehama and head north, you will come across a group of 1.6m-tall granite statues of Amida Nyorai in a cemetery in the grassy mountains. These statues were erected in Ukawa, Takashima City, just across the river from Kannonji Temple, by Sasaki Rokkaku Yoshikata, lord of Kannonji Castle (now Azuchi Town), in the late Muromachi period to pray for the soul of his late mother. The stone Buddhas, sitting quietly in a row facing east, are slightly different in size and appearance, with some faces full of compassion, some innocent, and others humorous. Currently, 33 are enshrined in Ukawa, 13 in Jigen-do in Sakamoto, Otsu City, and the whereabouts of the remaining two are unknown.
- Address
- Ugawa, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
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- Contact Us
- (Public corporation) Lake Biwa Takashima Tourism Association
TEL：0740-33-7101
FAX: 0740-33-7105
- Access
- From JR Omi-Takashima Station, take a reserved shared taxi (Ukawa Line) for about 11 minutes, get off at "Ukawa" and then walk for about 15 minutes
- Remarks
- Near the northwest of 191-2 Ukawa, Takashima City
Surrounding spot information
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Shirahige Shrine
215 Ugawa, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
There is a large vermilion torii gate in the middle of the lake, and across National Route 161...
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- Temples and shrines
- Takashima area
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Takashima Village
Katsuno, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
The Katsuno district of Takashima City is an old castle town with an ancient atmosphere.
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- Takashima area
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Ukawa Farm Mart
817-1 Ukawa, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
Located at the southern entrance to Takashima City along National Route 161, this agricultural…
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- Shopping and Eating
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- Takashima area
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