September 10, 2024

Japan’s 120-metre-tall giant Buddha statue gets its annual clean

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Cleaner Kazuyoshi Taguchi abseils down to the right ear of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

The Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue against a cloudy sky. Photo: AFP

The Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

Kazuyoshi Taguchi cleans part of the head of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

Kazuyoshi Taguchi and Kazumi Minowa clean the right ear of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

The head of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

Kazuyoshi Taguchi and Kazumi Minowa prepare to clean the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

A side view of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

Cleaner Kazuyoshi Taguchi opens the window located in the left eye of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

Cleaner Kazuyoshi Taguchi examines his rope before throwing the rolls down to the right ear of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

Kazuyoshi Taguchi and Kazumi Minowa abseil down to the the right ear of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

The Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue is pictured in Ushiku of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Photo: AFP

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Cleaner Kazuyoshi Taguchi abseils down to the right ear of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha...Cleaner Kazuyoshi Taguchi abseils down to the right ear of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue. Photo: AFP

September 10, 2024

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Japan’s 120-metre-tall giant Buddha statue gets its annual clean

The 120-metre-tall Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue, located at Ushiku in Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of...

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Japan’s 120-metre-tall giant Buddha statue gets its annual clean

Japan’s 120-metre-tall giant Buddha statue gets its annual clean