Seiryū-ji
is a Mount Kōya, Kōyasan Betsuin (affiliate temple) located in Aomori, Aomori, Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. The temple was founded by a Great Acharya , who later built in 1984. Roughly 21.35 meters in height, it is the tallest seated bronze figure of Buddha in Japan. See also *List of tallest statues References * External linksOfficial Website
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Aomori City
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of . Aomori is one of Japan's 60 core cities of Japan, core cities and the core of the Aomori metropolitan area. History ''Aomori'' literally means blue forest, although it could possibly be translated as "Distinguishing blue from green in language#Japanese, green forest". The name is generally considered to refer to a small forest on a hill which existed near the town. This forest was often used by fishermen as a landmark. A different theory suggests the name might have been derived from the Ainu language. The area has been settled extensively since prehistoric times, and numerous Jōmon period sites have been found by archaeologists, the most famous being the Sannai-Maruyama Site located just southwest of the city center ...
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