The Gifu Great Buddha is a large Buddhist statue located in Shōhō-ji in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was completed in April 1832, after 38 years of construction, and still remains one of the three largest Buddhist figures in Japan. Gifu Great Buddha. Gifu Convention and Visitors Bureau. Accessed June 5, 2007. It was modeled after the Great Buddha in Nara's Tōdai-ji. (more)
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Tōdai-ji:
Tōdai-ji, is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 Daibutsuden), reputedly the largest wooden building in the world, houses a colossal bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply
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Japan:
Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon , officially 日本国 or Nihon-koku) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the so
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Bamboo:
Bamboo is a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Some of its members are giant bamboo, forming by far the largest members of the grass family. Bamboo is the fastest gro
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Gifu Prefecture:
Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu. Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through su
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Lacquer:
In a general sense, lacquer is a clear or colored varnish, that dries by solvent evaporation and often a curing process as well that produces a hard, durable finish, in any sheen level from ultra matte to high gloss and that can be further polished a
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Nara, Nara:
Nara is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture. Eight temples, shrines and ruins in Nara, specifically Tōdai-ji, Saidai-ji, Kōfuku
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Ginkgo:
Ginkgo is a genus of highly unusual non-flowering plants with one extant species, G. biloba regarded as a living fossil.
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Gifu Station:
Gifu Station is a train station operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and is located in the heart of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Along with Meitetsu Gifu Station, it is one of the two main rail stations in Gifu City.
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Meitetsu Gifu Station:
Meitetsu Gifu Station is the main terminal of Nagoya Railroad in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two major train stations of the city along with JR Gifu Station. The station was renamed from Shin-Gifu Station on January 29,
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