| Kurume Narita-san 久留米成田山 | |
| Location: | 1386-22 Kamitsu-machi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka prefecture |
| Coordinates: | 33.2849°N 130.5352°W |
| Religious Affiliation: | Shingon |
| Country: | Japan |
| Website: | http://www.kurume-naritasan.or.jp/ |
| Year Completed: | 1958 |
or is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a direct branch of Narita-san Shinshō-ji in Narita, Chiba Prefecture.
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]
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 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 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, 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]
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]