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Shimizu Magaibutsu (Buddhist images carved on rock wall)
(清水磨崖仏群)
The Sanskrit characters and line engravings carved with thoughts on a rock wall.
Many Buddhists related sites still remain around the Kawanabe area, and Shimizu Magaibutsu is the biggest among them.
Approximately 200 Buddhist images carved on rock wall (20 meters of height x 400 meters of width) along the Manose River.
It is a historically and Buddhistically valuable site and it's scale is unprecedented.
Basic Information
Address | 897-0202 鹿児島県南九州市川辺町清水3882 |
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Telephone Number | 0993-83-4433(南九州市文化財課) |
Directions | About 60 minutes by car from Kagoshima city. |
Website | Visit Japanese Website |