Ushiku Daibutsu (Great Buddha)
In Japanese: 牛久大仏
A 120 m bronze standing Buddha, listed by Guinness in 1995 as the tallest bronze Buddha statue. A lift inside rises to a window at 85 m.
Nearby
- Tsuchiura Castle Ruins (Kijo Park) & Machikado-gura ≈ 30 min by car
- JAXA Tsukuba Space Center ≈ 35 min by car
- Boso no Mura Open-Air Museum ≈ 45 min by car
- Sairenji Temple ≈ 55 min by car
- Naritasan Shinshoji Temple ≈ 55 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- 20–30 min by Kanto Railway bus from JR Ushiku Sta. east exit
- Fee
- 900 yen incl. inside the statue (garden only 600 yen)
- Good to know
- 9:30–17:00 (weekends to 17:30; Oct–Feb to 16:30)
- Time needed
- 1 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info