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Monument
Great Buddha of Kamakura
The bronze statue of Amida Buddha, about 11 meters tall, seated outdoors at Kotoku-in temple since the hall that once sheltered it was destroyed in the 15th century.
Kanagawa · Japan
Kamakura
In the destination Kamakura and Yokohama.
In the photo: Komachi-dori Street, in Kamakura.
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The city
What to expect from Kamakura.
Kamakura was the seat of the first samurai government from the late 12th century to the 14th century, and preserves dozens of temples and shrines among hills and the sea. The outdoor bronze Great Buddha stands in Hase, near Hase-dera temple; Tsurugaoka Hachimangu is the centre of the old town; the zen monasteries Engaku-ji and Kencho-ji are in Kita-Kamakura. The Enoden tram links the city to the beaches and to Enoshima island.
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The local experience
What to see in Kamakura
Shrine
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
Kamakura’s central shrine, linked to the first shogun, at the top of a staircase at the end of Wakamiya-oji Avenue, with lotus ponds and the Komachi shopping street.
Temple
Hase-dera
A temple on the Hase hillside with a wooden Kannon about 9 meters tall, the Benten cave, June hydrangeas and a view over Kamakura Bay.
Temple
Engaku-ji
Major Zen monastery in Kita-Kamakura, founded in 1282, with a wooden gate, halls among cedars, the large bell and the Shariden reliquary, a National Treasure.
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Temple
Kencho-ji
The oldest Zen training monastery in Japan, founded in 1253, the first of the Five Great Temples of Kamakura, with gates, halls, a garden and a trail up to the Hansobo shrine.
Island
Enoshima Island
A small island connected to the coast by a bridge in Fujisawa, with the Benzaiten shrine, caves, a garden with a lighthouse-observation point and, on clear days, Mount Fuji over the sea.
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