Kamakura Daibutsu (鎌倉大仏)
Great Buddha who stands in nature!
The Kamakura Daibutsu (鎌倉大仏) is a principal object (Honzon) in the temples called "Kotoku-in (高徳院)".
Kamakura Daibutsu is a popular tourist spot in the Kamakura area.
That temple is located about 10 minutes' walk from Jiang Enoden (Enoshima Electric Railway) 'Hase Station (長谷駅)'
we will glad you when refered in sight-seeing.
An admission is from 8 o'clock. The admission fee is 200 yen for adults.
These are few part of many 'Kotoku-in (高徳院) Temple' photos.
Nio-mon Gate (仁王門).
Next to the ticket office there is a Temizuya (手水舎 / Hand-wash Place).
Be sure to wash your hands before entering a sacred place.
This day is July. The weather forecast was "fine mark"...
but because it went early in the morning, it was hazy.
However, it was sunny before noon.
If you go early in the morning, it may be a place where it will be hazy.
A design drawn on the incense lamp is wonderful.
The height of the Daibutsu (大仏) is 11.3 m.
It seems that it is 2/3 the size of the Daibutsu of Nara (奈良の大仏).
This is "Kangetsu-do (観月堂)".
This is a picture of a sunny day in June. ※afternoon 台座の前では、たくさんの人が写真撮影中。
The ears of the Daibutsu are very long. * Ear length is 1.90 m
右側から… Including the pedestal, the total height is 13.35 m. The face length is 2.35 m.
The round thing between the eyebrows is called "byakkou (白毫)". *0.18m
The hand is distinctive.
The two windows on the back are the windows for draining the soil when Buddha statue is made.
A distinctive hairstyle is called "Rahotsu (螺髪)". There are 656 of that "Rahotsu (螺髪)".
Please take a walk sometimes! This huge sandalskin was dedicated with such thought.
The photograph was taken 2005 and 2014.
On the day you go on sightseeing in Kamakura, if the weather is nice, be sure to visit the Kamakura Daibutsu (鎌倉大仏)
English on this page is translated from Japanese to English using the Google translation site. Sorry if there are sentences that are difficult to read.
Reference
Kotoku-in *English