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Largest Hanging Scrolls Unveiled for First Time in Eight Years

One of Japan’s largest hanging scrolls, titled “Hasedera Principal Image Sacred Portrait Grand Kannon Scroll,” is unveiled at Hasedera temple on April 1 in Sakurai in Nara. Measuring 16.5 meters tall, 6.2 meters wide and weighing 125.5 kilograms, the scroll is displayed on a slanted platform inside the main lecture hall of the temple’s main quarters. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)(Video by Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
One of Japan’s largest hanging scrolls, titled “Hasedera Principal Image Sacred Portrait Grand Kannon Scroll,” is unveiled at Hasedera temple on April 1 in Sakurai in Nara. Measuring 16.5 meters tall, 6.2 meters wide and weighing 125.5 kilograms, the scroll is displayed on a slanted platform inside the main lecture hall of the temple’s main quarters. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)(Video by Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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Credit:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
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2269478465
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Date created:
April 01, 2026
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00:01:07:01
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Sakurai, Nara, Japan
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hasedera