Over the past seven years, the women have worked on more than 70 wooden Buddha statues throughout Japan. Examples of Sanjoudou's restoration work The restoration process is labor-intensive and ...

Great Buddha of Kamakura: A Popular Buddha Statue in Japan Japan is home to many revered Buddhist statues, and one of the most popular and celebrated among them is the Great Buddha of Kamakura.

the statue will be transferred to Japan in May. In 2012, the theft ring smuggled two statues from Tsushima. One, a standing Amitabha Buddha statue, was returned to Tsushima’s Kaijin Shrine in ...