Getting there was pretty easy. A 15 minute walk from Hase Dera.
The walk in the cool autumn air was pleasant. We were still pretty close to sea level but as we walked inland it started to get cooler.
Kotoku-in is known for its statue of the Great Buddha (Daibutsu). The bronze statue stands 13.25 meters tall and weighs over 90 tons.
The Daibutsu is said to have been sculpted in 1252. This was during the Kamakura period when Kamakura was the capital of Japan. Kamakura was also the spiritual capital of Japan as well.
The Daibutsu was once housed in a structure much like the Daibutsu in Nara. A tsunami washed away the building. On the temple grounds, there are foundations of the pillars that once supported the structure.
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