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Sculpture in Tokyo, Japan
Statue of Shinran
The statue in 2018
SubjectShinran
LocationTokyo, Japan
Coordinates35°39′59.6″N 139°46′16.5″E / 35.666556°N 139.771250°E / 35.666556; 139.771250

A statue of Shinran is installed outside Tsukiji Hongan-ji in Tokyo, Japan. It was donated by Seiichi Hirose (広瀬精一) who started to donate Shinran statues all across Japan in 1937 after losing his child and finding comfort in Shinran's teachings.

  • The statue, 2019 The statue, 2019

References

  1. "レジェンド広瀬精一". 2024-06-10.
  2. "旅姿のはじまり(大阪・天王寺)". 2024-02-06.

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