The Takaoka Giant Buddha Statue is a symbol of Takaoka city, Toyama prefecture. For material it uses bronze, a major industry in Takaoka. It has a height of 15.58m and is counted as one of the three largest Buddha statues in Japan (the others being in Nara and Kamakura).

The first statue here was erected in 1221. Minamoto-no-Yoshikatsu, the Lord of the Settsu provinces, went to Etchū Province and initiated construction of a wooden statue about 5m high on Nijyo Mountain. Later the 2nd Lord of Kaga, Maeda Toshinaga transferred it here to Takaoka.

However, the statues were destroyed by fire several times and consequently, the citizens decided to create a fire-proof monument. As a result, starting from 1907, construction began and was finished by 1933. Bronze craftsmen from Takaoka created it by hand, and it has become the pride of Takaoka.