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The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu)

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The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu)

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The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu)

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1. Hasedera Temple, Kamakura – View of Kamakura and the Ocean loop from 鎌倉

10.3km

02:50

170m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine – View of Kamakura and the Ocean loop from 北鎌倉

10.5km

02:52

160m

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3. View of Kamakura and the Ocean – Hasedera Temple, Kamakura loop from 北鎌倉

12.6km

03:27

190m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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WuGI

November 16, 2016

The Japanese term "Daibutsu" originally refers to any large Buddha statue, but today is used mostly only for the Big Buddha in Nara (over 16 meters high) and for the Great Buddha in Kamakura (over 13 meters high). The bronze statue in Kamakura was built around 1250 in the temple Kōtoku-in; However, a tsunami at the end of the 15th century destroyed the Temple Hall - since then the statue has been standing outdoors.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dtoku-in

Kamakura is a city of not quite 175,000 inhabitants southwest of Tokyo. She has a great cultural heritage - especially since she was the governing city of Japan from 1192 to 1333.

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Erwin Jürgens

July 26, 2019

A great place!
Very well visited, but worth it.
The Buddha statue is just huge and it can be good to spend some time on the site to enjoy the atmosphere.
Many school classes on the way (we were interviewed in English :))

The Buddha can also be visited from the inside for little money. It's worth it!

In addition, the ticket is a nice bookmark ;-)

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Suse K.

September 9, 2023

Definitely worth a visit.

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The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu)

1. Hasedera Temple, Kamakura – View of Kamakura and the Ocean loop from 鎌倉

2. Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine – View of Kamakura and the Ocean loop from 北鎌倉

3. View of Kamakura and the Ocean – Hasedera Temple, Kamakura loop from 北鎌倉

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