He is also known as "the most handsome man in Japan"

#aprilblooms The symbolic existence of Takaoka, the best copperware in Japan. The sitting statue of Amida Nyorai, which is about 16 metres high, was built by gathering the best of local copperware manufacturing technology. He is counted as one of the three major Buddhas in Japan, and is also called "Japan's most handsome man" because of his beautiful face. The Great Buddha of Takaoka is a Buddha statue in the precincts of the Great Buddha Temple, which was originally built about 800 years ago. Despite many crises such as devastation and burning, it was repeatedly rebuilt and became what it is today. When the sun goes down, it is lit up, and a fantastic figure emerges in the darkness.