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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  • Work of art
  • …is a statue
  • …dates from 1252
  • …stands 13 metres (44 feet) tall
  • Also known as
    “Kamakura Daibutsu”
    “Kamakura Great Buddha”
    “The Great Buddha of Kamakura”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Kōtoku-in and Kamakura Museum of Literature.
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is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect…
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Museum
The is a small museum…
340 metres southeast of Great Buddha of Kamakura
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Shinto shrine
was founded in 710 and is the oldest Shinto shrine in .
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 , .
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , .
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Neighborhood
is the name of one of the administrative units…
3½ km northeast of Great Buddha of Kamakura

Great Buddha of Kamakura

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Latitude
35.31685° or 35° 19′ 1″ north
Longitude
139.53572° or 139° 32′ 9″ east
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.
ကမာကူရ ဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်Burmese
鎌倉大佛Chinese
Buda iz KamakureCroatian
Budhego de KamakuraEsperanto
Kamakura Suur BudaEstonian
Grand Bouddha de KamakuraFrench
Kamakura DaibutsuFrench
Kamakura DaibutsuJapanese
かまくらだいぶつJapanese
銅造阿弥陀如来坐像Japanese
鎌倉の大仏Japanese
鎌倉大仏Japanese
長谷の大仏Japanese
高徳院阿弥陀如来像Japanese
ကမာကူရ ဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်Rakhine
Marele Buddha de la KamakuraRomanian
Gran BudaSpanish

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