Phone: 011-592-1223 (Makomanai Takino Cemetery)
Address: Makomanai Takino Cemetery, Takino, 2, South Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 005-0862
Open: 9am to 3pm
URL: https://www.takinoreien.com/pages/49/#block398-2137
GPS: 42.92057956085291, 141.3627875680047
Description
Architect: Tadao Ando
Built: December 2015
The Hill of Buddha is a Buddhist shrine at Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo, Japan, designed by modernist architect Tadao Ando. The shrine features a 13.5 meter tall statue of the Buddha in an artificial hill covered with about 150,000 lavender plants.
There is a cafe nearby with souvenirs and free wifi.