And it was worth waiting for 7 weeks. I had read how big the statue was but had not really imagined its enormity. At 120m high, it is incredibly huge (ずいぶん 大きい). To get an idea of how big it is, take a look at this pic and compare the trees and roads surrounding the statue. This was a wall pic and I managed to take a nice pic such that it looks like a real ariel shot. It is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the World`s largest statue of Bhudda. See this pic if you don`t believe me.
I had also read that the statue was also visible while taking off or landing at Narita Airport but had doubted that claim initially. However, Narita Airport is just nearby and we saw numerous planes flying over the statue. So, if you`re coming to Japan and have a window seat, you might want to keep an eye on for the Daibutsu!
Anyway, Ushiku is about a 50 min bus ride from Tsukuba and the Daibutsu is then another 30 min bus ride from Ushiku. There were 7 of us together and it made the trip fun. The Daibutsu is surrounded by beautiful gardens and there are also rabbits and squirrels there that you can feed. Not forgetting the fish that literally come to the edge of the water for food. I had never seen fish going crazy for food like this.
Returing from Ushiku, we had to take trains as the buses back to Tsukuba were quite late. We went to Toride and Moriya (my second visit there) and had an early dinner and then took Tsukuba Express back to Tsukuba. Here are all the pics of Ushiku Daibutsu.
I had also read that the statue was also visible while taking off or landing at Narita Airport but had doubted that claim initially. However, Narita Airport is just nearby and we saw numerous planes flying over the statue. So, if you`re coming to Japan and have a window seat, you might want to keep an eye on for the Daibutsu!
Anyway, Ushiku is about a 50 min bus ride from Tsukuba and the Daibutsu is then another 30 min bus ride from Ushiku. There were 7 of us together and it made the trip fun. The Daibutsu is surrounded by beautiful gardens and there are also rabbits and squirrels there that you can feed. Not forgetting the fish that literally come to the edge of the water for food. I had never seen fish going crazy for food like this.
Returing from Ushiku, we had to take trains as the buses back to Tsukuba were quite late. We went to Toride and Moriya (my second visit there) and had an early dinner and then took Tsukuba Express back to Tsukuba. Here are all the pics of Ushiku Daibutsu.
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