A 24-meter white-robed Kannon statue erected in 1955 to pray for the souls of World War II dead and all war victims, and to wish for world peace. The concrete Kannon is a landmark visible from around Kodaiji temple. Visitors can enter the statue (tainai-meguri) to view Buddhist relics and the Twelve Divine Generals. Adjacent to Kodaiji and Entokuin in the Higashiyama cultural zone.

Ryozen Kannon was erected in 1955 at the request of Matsukaze Yoshisada, a prominent businessman, with the purpose of consoling the souls of those who perished in World War II (1939–1945) and all victims of war, and of praying for lasting world peace. The white-robed Kannon statue stands 24 meters t…