Sendai Daikannon (), officially known as the Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon (仙台天道白衣大観音), is a large statue of ''Byakue Kannon'' (白衣観音) bearing a gem in her hand located in

Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date M ...

, Japan. It is among the tallest statues in the world, and is the tallest statue of a goddess, in Japan. As of 2022, it is the sixth tallest statue in the world at . At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world, but has since been surpassed for that title. The statue depicts a manifestation of the

Bodhisattva In Buddhism, a bodhisattva ( ; sa, 𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀯 (Brahmī), translit=bodhisattva, label=Sanskrit) or bodhisatva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi ('awakening') or Buddhahood. In the Early Buddhist schools ...

Kannon Guanyin () is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara ( sa, अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other Eastern religions, including Chinese folk religion. She w ...

known as ''Byakue Kannon'', meaning "White-robed Kannon", bearing the in her hand. There is a small entry fee to enter the statue itself. Inside on the first floor are many large statues of Buddha and mythical kings. Visitors take an elevator to the 12th level then walk down the stairs and ramps to the ground. At each level there are eight Buddhas displayed in timber cabinets, 108 in all.

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