Naritasan Kurume Temple

Address
Kamitsumachi 1386-22, Kurume-shi
Inquiries
Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
TEL:0942217500
FAX:0942215388
Enquiries via the official homepage
Area
JR/Nishitetsu Kurume Area (Central Area)
Genre
Shrines and temples
Fees
Admission Fees for Kannon’s Statue: Adults ¥500, JH and HS students ¥300, Elementary students ¥100

Groups (From 15 persons and up)

Adults ¥450, JH and HS students ¥200, Elementary students ¥100
Hours of Operation
Viewing for the Jibo Kannon Statue: 9 am - 5 pm

*New Year visits can be made between 11 pm on December 31st until 7 pm on January 1st.

The New Year’s Day sunrise may be seen at around 7:20 - 7:25 am.
Access
Take a Nishitetsu bus to Kamitsu-machi (上津町) bus stop, and walk for 10 minutes.
Others

Kannon’s statue can also be viewed from Urayama Park for the first sunrise of the New Year.

Also, for New Year, in accordance with that year’s calendar, visitors have a chance of drawing limited edition fortune slips from the bunch!
Head Temple Daihonzan Naritasan Shinshoji, located in Chiba Prefecture, is known all over Japan for housing Fudo Myo, or Acala, one of three Buddhist Kings of Wisdom. Part of its sprit was invited to this branch temple in Kurume, established as a bejeweled portal of good fortune. A giant statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, totaling a cost of 2 billion yen, was erected here. Constructed of reinforced concrete, this grand Kannon stands 62 meters tall. In the middle of her forehead is a gold-plated urna, or whorl of hair studded with 18 diamonds weighing 3 karats. Her breast is inlaid with 56 stones of quartz and jade, and she cradles a 13-meter-long baby. Climb the spiral staircase within this Buddhist statue to a window opening out to views of Mount Unzen in the distance, and take the subterranean tunnel through to Komyokaku Grotto. While the grand marble staircase of 88 steps is gaining fame as a spot to visit, the Museum of Heaven and Hell is also becoming popular.

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