"Where the Great Buddha Resides" Kamakura by traveldream

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Daibutsu - the Great Buddha - Kamakura
Daibutsu - the Great Buddha
Daibutsu Kotokuin

Kamakura is one of the important cities in history of Japan. The statue of great Buddha in Kamakura used to be in a temple instead of outdoors like today. In Muromachi period, a tsunami struck Kamakura and destroyed the wooden building that housed the statue of Amida Buddha.

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