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The Goddess Statue Watching Over This Coastal Area

Posted on May 21, 2023 by tokyofox

Anyone who has ever taken a train to or past Ofuna in Kanagawa Prefecture will have proabably noticed the giant 25 metre-tall white goddess statue looming in the mountains just behind the station. It is not alone though as I … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Ofunakannon-ji Temple

Posted on March 6, 2017 by tokyofox

  Over the years I have passed through Ofuna in Kanagawa prefecture a few times and have always noticed a giant white goddess statue looming in the mountains looking down on the station. The sight of this has always been … Continue reading →

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