Fukusaiji Temple in Nagasaki was founded in 1628, originally as a Zen Temple. During the dropping of the atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945, the temple was completely destroyed. It was rebuilt in its present particular shape, a giant turtle at the base with an 18 meter statue of a Kannon (a goddess of compassion) standing on its back. In my opinion a unique and interesting construction of a temple and is also known as the Nagasaki Kannon Universal Temple and is instantly recognizable within the Nagasaki skyline.
Fukusaiji Temple also has another claim to fame. It has a fascinating addition, a Foucault pendulum which is a device used to show the rotation of the earth. Normally found in universities or planetariums, it is one of only five in Japan. The pendulum is the third largest in the world and is only dwarfed by the ones in Paris and St Petersburg. I am pretty sure that the only Foucault pendulum to be found in an active place of worship and can be witnessed here at Fukusaiji Temple Nagasaki. I am sure that 99% of Nagasakians wouldn't know anything about this incredible fact and you could be more in the know then the locals with 1 visit to the amazing place.
If you have an interest in Buddhism, unique architecture an or just like to take photos of rare and special attractions then this is your place to visit! You will be drawn in by this places uniqueness as its a place that you travel the world and still not find something this interesting and completely different to any other structure you have seen before.
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