Perhaps .the world's greatest Buddha, and you can go inside More

When planning my trip to Japan, this was one of my top attractions I just had to visit. It's VERY easy to get here from Tokyo- buy the Kamakura Day Pass at Shinjuku Station. It gets you to and from Kamakura (the city where the statue is) as well as unlimited travel on the train throughout the attraction area. It's... More

It's big, it's old, it must have been an amazing feat to create - but I was happy with just a quick visit. Probably a must-see when in Kamakura but not for a long visit - I didn't find the temple buildings around the Daibutsu as interesting as the gorgeous Hasedera Temple just a little way down the road. You... More

The Buddha is huge, the biggest I have ever seen in my life! I liked the antique feel of it. Lost in seeing shrines in Tokyo and Kyoto, you will really find this place a sense of Buddhism. It was actually a surprise for me to notice the kind of handicraft pictures at the exit from Kotokuin. Many of them... More

This huge bronze statue of Amida Buddha used to be in a temple but the wooden temple was washed away by a tsunami and ever since that it was left out in the open. More

If you only have a short time in Japan, consider this side trip from Tokyo, easily done in a day More

Great 1/2 day trip from Tokyo. Well worth the trip. See the hills and the beach. Tons of shrines in the area, too. Big Buddha was well worth the car trip. More

Daunting in size and amazing at the same you can go inside the budda a must see while in japan More

among the things you can see at Kamakura, you have to make a stop at the Buddha. You will have great photos. More