Culture Create Your Own Adventure in Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture Featured plane, car, or limited-express train, take a train heading southwest to Uchiko... wax, kites, forested mountains, retro townscape, and pirate cuisine, Uchiko
Culture Shiki no Kaori Rose Garden Autumn Festival 2025 Oct 11th - Nov 9th 2025 Past Event To welcome the fall months, Tokyo's Shiki no Kaori Rose Garden will be hosting an Autumn Festival from October 9th until October 31st.
20 Culture The Miracle of Amida Buddha Elena Lisina Ushiku is made famous by its bronze Ushiku Daibutsu statue of Amida Buddha.
Culture Japanese Peony Garden in Tsukuba Featured Apr 18, 2016 Access Via the JR Joban Line Get off at Ushiku Sta.... Take the bus bound for Ushiku and get off at Kukizaki-wakaguri stop (approx
Culture What the Statues Say in Japan Elena Lisina Ushiku Daibutsu The world's tallest bronze statue is an image of the... Amida Buddha, also called Ushiku Daibutsu.
Culture The Tourist Attraction that Isn't Todd Wojnowski The Ushiku Daibutsu is the third-tallest statue in the world, but is a bizarrely underwhelming experience for tourists and visitors.
20 Historical Unity with Nature Elena Lisina Shrine in Tokyo with fuji (wisteria) in bloom, Matsumoto Castle, the Ushiku
16 Culture Daibutsu and Daikannon Statues Elena Lisina The tallest and the most impressive is Ushiku Daibutsu or Amida Buddha