Great Buddha of Kamakura

Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of in , . Its mountain name is Daii-zan, and its common temple name is Shōjōsen-ji.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Also known as: “Kamakura Great Buddha”, “The Great Buddha of Kamakura”, “鎌倉の大仏”, “鎌倉大仏”, and “長谷の大仏”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kōtoku-in and Kamakura Museum of Literature.

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is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect…

Museum
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The is a small museum… is situated 340 metres southeast of Great Buddha of Kamakura.

Shinto shrine
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was founded in 710 and is the oldest Shinto shrine in . is situated 310 metres southeast of Great Buddha of Kamakura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Yamanouchi.

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is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of , .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , .

Neighborhood
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is the name of one of the administrative units… is situated 3½ km northeast of Great Buddha of Kamakura.

Great Buddha of Kamakura

Latitude
35.31685° or 35° 19′ 1″ north
Longitude
139.53572° or 139° 32′ 9″ east
Established
1252
Height
13 metres (44 feet)
Open location code
8Q7X8G8P+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 260752586
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q12366269
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Spanish—“Great Buddha of Kamakura” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ကမာကူရ ဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်”
  • Chinese: “鎌倉大佛”
  • Croatian: “Buda iz Kamakure”
  • Esperanto: “Budhego de Kamakura”
  • Estonian: “Kamakura Suur Buda”
  • French: “grand Bouddha de Kamakura”
  • French: “Grand Bouddha de Kamakura”
  • Japanese: “Kamakura Daibutsu”
  • Japanese: “かまくらだいぶつ”
  • Japanese: “銅造阿弥陀如来坐像”
  • Japanese: “高徳院阿弥陀如来像”
  • Rakhine: “ကမာကူရ ဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်”
  • Romanian: “Marele Buddha de la Kamakura”
  • Spanish: “Gran Buda”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kōtoku-in and 観月堂.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Monument in honour of former Sri Lankan President Jayawardene and Yosano Akiko Poetry Monument.

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