Sendai Daikannon (仙台 大観音). The Sendai Daikannon is a colossal statue representing the gem-bearing Kannon, located in the city of Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture, about 300 km north of Tokyo, Japan
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This statue bears the Nyoihōju (如意宝珠) wishing gem in her hand, which classifies the colossus as a version of the Nyoirin Kannon—the wish-fulfilling Kannon
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I wonder if that makes you feel protected or threatened if you live there...
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To me that looks a bit too dominating. It it only me who was reminded of Godzilla?
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