Big Buddha at Nihon-ji, Chiba

Hand-carved stone Buddha overlooks temple on mountain

Victoria Vlisides Mar 03, 2016 - 1 min read

The big Buddha is located in a temple in Nokogiriyama.

Small statues cover one part of the temple area.

You can write a prayer on these red-capped mini-statues.

Usually the temple is busy, but not on this rainy day.

Along Tokyo Bay in Chiba Prefecture lies a towering 31-meter, stone-carved Buddha.

Truly a tranquil hidden gem, the scenery to get there includes a rope-way journey, hiking that overlooks peaks and the ocean in Nokogiriyama or "Sawtooth Mountain." Finally, you must pay 650 yen to make it to Nihon-ji Temple. The temple is a must see for those who also love hiking. Along the way, I even got a chance to see a pack of wild monkeys!

Victoria Vlisides @victoria.vlisides

Trained journalist who's not yet jaded. Can't get enough of meeting new people, the view, cheap travel, cherry-blossom-flavored food, dinner&drinks. Painfully addicted to Japan's gochya-gochya machines. If you're the type of person to try something new vs. something you know you like, we'll get a...