This statue of Kobo Daishi (大弘法大, better known as Kukai, 空海) was completed in 1939 and is 18.7 meters tall (62 shaku, or Japanese foot, which was Kukai’s age at the time of his death) You can see Kobo Daishi holding an infant, which relates to a story of the priest helping a woman to give birth in Shikoku. Thus the statue is a pilgrimage site for women seeking conception or a healthy birth. Close to the statue is Lover's Hill (ラバーズヒル), where couples have pledged their undying love with pink plastic hearts with written messages padlocked to a fence around a balcony with lovely views of Mikawa Bay (三河湾).
🎵 “Two” (2012) by Marcel Pequel from the album “From One to Nine”.
(www.last.fm/music/Marcel+Pequel)
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