Sendai Daikannon

{{Short description|Large Buddhist statue in Sendai, Japan}}

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|image = Sendai Daikannon (1870523730).jpg

|caption = Remote view of Sendai Daikannon

|location = Sendai, Japan

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• statue: {{cvt|92|m}}
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|complete = 1 September 1991

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|dedicated_to = Byakue Kannon (白衣観音)

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Sendai Daikannon ({{lang|ja|仙台大観音}}), officially known as the Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon (仙台天道白衣大観音), is a large statue located in Sendai, Japan. It portrays a woman, the bodhisattva Byakue Kannon (白衣観音, "white-robed Kannon") holding the {{nihongo|cintamani gem|如意宝珠|Nyoihōju}} in her hand.{{Cite web |date=27 April 2021 |title=まるでリオ、丘の上の大観音...建立当時は全国からバスツアー : 社会 : ニュース |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20210427-OYT1T50083/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=読売新聞オンライン |language=ja}}

It is the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan and the tenth-tallest statue in the world, at {{convert|100|m}}.{{Cite web |date=19 June 2018 |title=身の丈100m「吸引力」抜群 仙台大観音(仙台市) |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXKZO31847890V10C18A6H91A00/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=日本経済新聞 |language=ja}} The monument itself is {{cvt|92|m}} tall, while the pedestal brings its total height to {{cvt|100|m}}.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world, but it was surpassed by Ushiku Daibutsu in 1993.

There is a small entry fee to enter the statue itself. Inside, on the first floor, there 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 wood cabinets, 108 in total.