May 20, 2015 - 1 min read

Yakushi-do

Lots of little Buddhas living on a hill

By Peter Sidell

Community writer

One of the well preserved statues

A map of the hill showing who everyone is

This chap is sitting sentinel at the foot of the hill

The path winding up the hill

I'm a bit weathered but still standing

The little clearing at the top of the hill

This one isn't bothered by the moss creeping over him

The downward path

I wonder why some are able to resist the moss

Just a couple of minutes' walk from Kannami Buddha Statues Museum, Yakushi-do is a good place to see more statues, but in their natural habitat - in the open air, in a bamboo forest on a hill behind a temple. There are 33 of them, lining a path that winds up and over and down the small hill: some are fairly well-preserved, some weathered or overgrown, a couple reduced to rubble, but it's fun to look at all the different poses and expressions, and the atmosphere is peaceful and relaxing.

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