Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Kamakura)

The cataclysmic Genpei War in 1192 created a new form of military government in Kamakura, where, Minamoto Yoritomo established himself as the country's first shogun. His bloodline would rule Japan for approximately 135 years and since then all shogun candidates had to be able to trace their familial lineage to his clan (be it actual, assumed, or …

... stored at this surf club. A nice autumn walk along the beach... in spring! The most famous temple in Kamakura, the Daibutsu, or Big buddha Catching some air temple 27 This was the last bit of countryside in Japan. It was nice to ...

... November 2010, Obama went back for a visit to try some of that ice cream again. In front of the Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Kamakura), a monumental outdoor bronze statue of  Buddha which dates from 1252, Obama licked his green tea ...

... caught a little turtle! And don't worry, I didn't hurt them :) Read more on Kamakura. Read more on Kamakura Daibutsu. Read more on Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū. Below are some pictures, so you can enjoy the shrine as well :) ...

... that it had been raining pretty consistently in Tokyo and the areas around it and that it would probably be muddy. Oh well. Kamakura is basically a small coastal town that made a name as the Kyoto of Eastern Japan. It has a large variety of temples, ...

... we went to was Rivendale, I don't know the real name. Then followed them round to get to the centre of Kamakura and onto the Daibutsu (Big Buddha) which is marvelous. It was originally housed in a temple until a Tsunami destroyed it around the 13th ...

... su pritom vsetky zadarmo. Je to tu sice v prirode, ale mierne sklamanie to nevynahradi. Jedine pozitivum bol velka bronzova socha Budhu (Daibutsu) z roku 1252, ktoru sme skoro nestihli. A vlastne este kuracie masko na ihle z jedneho stanku pred ...

... arriveren we op onze bestemming en de zon heet ons van harte welkom. Als eerste bekijken we één van de belangrijkste tempels van Kamakura, Engakuji. Wel van een afstandje, want ook hier vragen ze wat entreegeld (om alleen maar dichtbij te komen) en die ...

... went to Kamakura, a small town about an hour and a half from Tokyo. The main attraction of this tiny town is the Giant Buddha, Daibutsu. It is the biggest and most awesomeness in all the land, the land being Japan. Me and all my Jap nerd buddies had ...

... . We went back to the packed station and crammed on to the Enoda Enoshima line (apparently built by an Englishman) to see the Daibutsu, Japan's 2nd largest; a Buddha made from bronze and 11.4m high. Miyuki took a picture of me in front of it to send to ...

    We awoke and headed south on the Japan rail to a small seaside town called Kamakura.   Kamakura is home to many things, but the thing that was most endearing to us was the pleasant beach town vibe (the gigantic Buddha is ...