Tochoji Temple

Although founded in 806 by the scholar-priest Taishi Kobo, giving it the longest history of any temple in Fukuoka, the Tochoji Temple is housed in mostly modern buildings and gives the impression of being a place of active worship. Inside the main hall, you will find an impressive 11mtrs, 30-ton daibutsu (Buddha statue). Other interesting objects are the tombstones of the lords of the Kuroda clan, examples of calligraphy by the artist-priest Sendai, a thousand-handed statue of the goddess of mercy , and the calligraphy of the temple's founder, Taishi Kobo.