It is so nice to see when something actually means something to the people around it, and that they treasure it and preserve it.
Especially when it is larger than life.
Sendai Daikannon, officially known as the Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon, is a large statue of Byakue Kannon bearing a gem in her hand located in Sendai, Japan. It is among the tallest statues (300 metres) in the world, and is the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.
Sendai itself has 2,335,000 million inhabitants, another impressive feat.