Hotei Sculpture

Posted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Dolls and Sculpture, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region, Traditional Japan | 1 |

Sculpture of Hotei, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune at the Shitennoji Temple in Osaka, Japan.

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Long-time resident in Japan (since 1993) but originally from Canada. Has written guidebook chapters, magazine articles, tons of blog entries and even a book about less-known aspects of Japan. In his free time, he loves photography, cycling, and exploring interesting and obscure places around the Kansai area.

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Tornadoes28 on 2009-06-19 at 08:20

He looks like the historical Buddha, especially because of the oversize earlobes.
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