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Great Buddha of Kamakura

鎌倉大仏

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Also known as Kotoku-in

A 13m, 121-ton bronze Buddha sitting exposed to the weather since a 1498 tsunami washed away the temple that once housed him. Second-largest bronze Buddha in Japan after Nara's Todaiji, but arguably more iconic — the silhouette against sky and forest reads as distinctly Kamakura.

Type temple, iconic landmark, statue
💡 Local tip
  • You can pay a small extra fee to go inside the statue — worth it for the scale-from-within.
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4-chōme-2-28 Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0016, Japan Directions ↗