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Phuket's Big Buddha. The 45 metre (147 feet) tall marble Buddha sits on one of the highest peaks at Khao Nakkerd Hill. Visible from most places in the south of the island, the Big Buddha has become an important religious symbol for Buddhists on the island as well a great tourist attraction with an amazing 360 degree view of the south of Phuket.
The largest Big Buddha statue in Japan -- and reportedly worldwide -- is the recently constructed 100-meter Ushiku Daibutsu in Ibaraki Prefecture, just 50 km from Tokyo. Finally, dozens of Big Buddha statues have been erected in recent times (post WWII onward).