Ueno Park Buddha : Buddha statue for bullets and weapons

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War makes people do things which are unthinkable in times of peace. Today with over six seven decades of relative peace in Japan it is ironic to think that a Buddha statue in World War II WWII was melted down for the war effort. Buddha for bullets thats the story behind the Ueno Park Daibutsu (Buddha Statue).

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What do Hachiko, Mitsukoshi Lion and Ueno Daibutsu have in common?

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What do you see in the image below….?   : The answer depends on whom we ask. A Japanese person in the 21st century might tell you of emotional stories connected with Japan’s favorite and faithful pet Hachiko who waited for his owner everyday at the Shibuya Station not knowing that his owner Professor Ueno had passed

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