Naritasan Kurume Bunin

Kurume Narita-san 久留米成田山
Religion
Affiliation	Shingon
Location
Location	1386-22 Kamitsu-machi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka prefecture
Country	Japan
Geographic coordinates	33°17′5.8″N 130°32′6.8″E
Architecture
Completed	1958
Website
http://www.kurume-naritasan.or.jp/

Naritasan Kurume Bunin (成田山久留米分院) or Kurume Narita-san (久留米成田山) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a direct branch of Narita-san Shinshō-ji in Narita, Chiba Prefecture.

Founding

The temple was established in 1958 after part of the spiritual embodiment from the Narita-san Shinshō-ji Temple which is well-known throughout Japan for housing Fudō myōō (Ācala) was given to it.[1][2]

Jibo Kannon

The Jibo Kannon of the Jeweled Gates of Good Fortune is the fourth tallest statue in Japan, and the twenty-fourth tallest in the world. This birch bronze monument depicting Avalokitesvara stands 62 metres (203 ft) tall.[3] The temple was spending ¥2 billion (approximately $50 million) to build a large statue of Kannon and the work was completed in 1982.[2][4]

The dot on her forehead is a gold plate 30 centimetres in diameter encrusted with 18 three-carat diamonds, and her ornamental necklace contains an arrangement of a crystal and 56 jade stones. The baby she cradles is 13 metres (43 ft) long.[2][3]

Visitors take a spiral staircase to the platform providing a panoramic view of the area, as far as Mount Unzen in the distance.[2]

The Hell and Paradise Museum

The Hell and Paradise Museum (Gokuraku-den (極楽殿)), a replica of Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India, is built on the temple grounds.[5] It features dramatic, graphic recreations of scenes showing Buddhist heaven and hell.[4]

Access

From Nishitetsu Kurume Station, board a bus towards Yame Eigyōshō. Get off the bus at "Kamitsu Machi," approximately 15 minutes from the train station.[4]

Gallery

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  Main hall
• 
  Sanmon with the statue in the background

See also

• List of tallest statues
• Narita-san Shinshō-ji

References

1. 成田山紹介 - 成田山 久留米分院 [About Kurume Narita-san] (in Japanese). kurume-naritasan. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
2. "Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple". www.kurume-hotomeki.jp.
3. 成田山信仰 九州の大霊場 大本山成田山 久留米分院 [Kurume Narita-san temple belief] (in Japanese). kurume-naritasan. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
4. Japan National Tourism Organization. "Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple". www.japan.travel.
5. Fukuoka Prefecture Tourist Association. "Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple". www.crossroadfukuoka.jp.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple - Kurume Bureau of Tourism and International Exchange (in English)