NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...

Given its popularity, people assume that this teal-colored statue is actually the largest. In fact, there are other monuments ... India 5. Ushiku Daibutsu, Japan (100 m) You can find yet another giant ...