Daibutsu Kiritōshi

Daibutsu Kiritōshi is a historical site in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Daibutsu Kiritōshi is situated nearby to the work of art Great Buddha of Kamakura, as well as near Kōtoku-in.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kōtoku-in and Hase-dera temple.

Kōtoku-in

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Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Daii-zan, and its common temple name is Shōjōsen-ji. Kōtoku-in is situated 400 metres east of Daibutsu Kiritōshi.

Hase-dera temple

Buddhist temple

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Hase-dera, commonly called the Hase-kannon, is one of the Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon, an eleven-headed manifestation of the Bodhisattva Kannon. Hase-dera temple is situated 670 metres south of Daibutsu Kiritōshi.

Great Buddha of Kamakura

Work of art

Photo: Dirk Beyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Daii-zan, and its common temple name is Shōjōsen-ji. Great Buddha of Kamakura is situated 400 metres southeast of Daibutsu Kiritōshi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.

Kamakura

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Kamakura is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, Japan. It is a very popular destination among Tokyoites for its beaches, lively center and many temples. It is the perfect place to take a day off from Tokyo's stress.

Yamanouchi

Neighborhood

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Yamanouchi is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's Kita-Kamakura Station, it is better known as Kita-Kamakura. Yamanouchi is situated 2½ km northeast of Daibutsu Kiritōshi.

Nikaidō

Neighborhood

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Nikaidō is the name of one of the administrative units of Kamakura, a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo. Nikaidō lies immediately to the east of Nishi Mikado and Yukinoshita, and used to be called Higashi Mikado. Nikaidō is situated 3½ km east of Daibutsu Kiritōshi.

Daibutsu Kiritōshi

Type: Historical site
Also known as: “Daibutsu Kiritoshi”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.31823° or 35° 19′ 6″ north

Longitude

139.5317° or 139° 31′ 54″ east

Elevation

62 metres (203 feet)

Open location code

8Q7X8G9J+7M

GeoNames ID

11058861

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In Other Languages

“Daibutsu Kiritōshi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “だいぶつきりとおし”
Japanese: “ダイブツキリトオシ”
Japanese: “大仏切通”

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