Home to The Great Buddha of Kamakura, Kotokuin Temple houses the second tallest bronze Buddha statue in Japan.
The statue was casted in 1252 and was originally located inside a large temple hall. However, due to typhoons, tidal waves and tsunami, temple buildings were destroyed multiple times in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Since 1495, the Buddha has been standing in the open air.
If interested, visitors can also enter the hollow statue for an additional 20 yen. Inside, the structural details on how the 93 tonne statue was joint is outlined.
But, definitely not a place to be for the claustrophobic!!
Interestingly, a pair of Buddha’s slippers (and possibly the largest pair in Japan) is also on display. Till now, I couldn’t find out the relationship between Buddha and the pair of slippers, but would be really interested to learn more about it.
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