When you go to Kamakura, you shouldn't miss The Great Buddha. I took this picture on September 19, 2010. It was Tuesday and the weather was not nice- cloudy. But there were many sightseers as you can see in the picture.It took ten years to build The Great Buddha of Kamakura; the construction started in 1252.The height of this statue is 13.4 meters including the podium or 11.3 meters excluding it.
At first the statue was in a hall which was destroyed by a typhoon in 1334. Another hall was built to cover the statue but it was also destroyed by another typhoon in 1369. According to the explanation written on the reverse side of the entrance ticket it is unknown whether a hall was constructed for the third time. But Wikipedia says another hall was build and washed away by tsunami on Sep. 20, 1498.
Admission to Kotoku-in Temple is 200 yen.
Admission to Kotoku-in Temple is 200 yen.
In the picture below you can see a pair of stone gurdian dogs are welcoming you.
Written by Mitsutoshi Masunari. 
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