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Gohyaku Rakan

Gohyaku Rakan are five hundred Rakan statues of Tono city, Iwate prefecture. The serious hunger that repeatedly hits the Tohoku region more than 200 years ago has brought considerable damage to the people of Tono.

Gohyaku Rakan

Gohyaku Rakan | Tourist info ::: Tono Tourist Association

Yoshiyama Osho at Daiji Temple carved 500 statues of Rakan on a natural granite to support many victims.
Tono-city, Iwate Prefecture


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