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Five hundred arhats

Japan, 028-0531 31 Niisato, Ayaori-cho, Tono City, Iwate Prefecture

It is said that about 200 years ago, during the famine that hit the Tohoku region, a priest holed up in the mountains and carved 500 Buddha statues into rocks to mourn the victims. You can still see Buddha statues painted on the rocks.

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  • 15 minutes by car from Tono Station
Language 日本語
Last Update ： 2023.12.27   Tono Furusato Shosha Co., Ltd.

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