Kamakura

We finally had the opportunity to visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura. It is a bronze statue that is located at Kotokuin Temple. At one time it was inside a large temple but a tsunami 500 years ago wiped out all of the buildings, leaving the Buddha statue in the open air. This one is the 2nd largest in Japan though someone made the distinction that the largest one in Nara (Todaiji Temple and yes...at some point we went there) is the largest bronze Buddha statue that is inside a building and this is the largest bronze Buddha statue that sits outside. Who knows...