On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:19:47 +0900, Ernest Schaal wrote:

> in article 18x2m3tnrsh8s$.1npfuowg20i23.dlg@40tude.net, Edward Mills at
> spam@hotmail.com wrote on 2/15/05 5:33 PM:
> 
>> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:16:08 +0900, Ernest Schaal wrote:
>> 
>>> A few blocks away from the park is the largest lacquer Buddha in Japan
>> 
>> One could travel halfway around the world simply to marvel at such an epic
>> achievement! 
> 
> Actually, it is quite big. It appears about as big as the daibutsu in
> Kamakura, maybe taller.

Oh, I'm sure it's the largest lacquer Buddha most people have ever seen!
And if Clark Griswald was to visit Japan, this lacquer Buddha would
definitely be on the itinerary! 

I always find it funny the way Japanese advertise these things. For
example, I live in "Japan's only Apricot village", and coincidentally live
not more than 20 minutes away from the second largest wooden structure in
Japan, but first I have to drive past the Most Expensive Stadium ever built
that is only used for Little League baseball games, and maybe I'll get a
chance to see the world's biggest ball of yarn on my way to go visit these
wonders. And don't let me forget the castle that is over 1,000 years old.
They recently held a festival because this 1,000 year old castle has just
been rebuilt. 

I do have to admit that Nobunaga's castle sounds interesting.