Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

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栄湯で人気のサウナに入ったロマンさん。 Roman, who enjoyed the popular sauna at Sakaeyu, says, "I was surprised to see the painting of Buddha on the sauna ceiling! I was honestly shocked when I went from the white tiles ...