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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kyonan

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kyonan, Japan

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Mount Nokogiri (Saw Mountain)

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.
The Great Buddha of Nihon-ji Temple, Mount Nokogiri.

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Nihonji Daibutsu: The Great Buddha of Nihonji

This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.
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