

Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Kamakura) Tours and Activities
The 47-foot (14-meter) tall bronze Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Kamakura) is only the second-tallest statue of Buddha in Japan though likely the most recognizable.
The seated figure is that of Amitabha Buddha, worshipped by Japanese Buddhists as a deity of salvation. The statue was completed in 1252 after the site’s previous wooden Buddha and its hall were damaged in a tsunami in 1248. Hundreds of years later, you can still see traces of the original gold leafing. The identity of the artist who cast the statue remains a mystery.
The temple of Kotokuin where the Buddha statue resides falls under the Jodo Sect of Buddhism, the most widely practiced branch of the religion in Japan. While the Daibutsu is the real draw, visitors can tour the temple grounds to see the four bronze lotus petals originally cast as part of a pedestal for the Buddha, as well as the cornerstones of the hall that originally sheltered the statue.
Tours and tickets to Experience Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Kamakura)
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Kamakura Day Trip from Tokyo with a Local: Private & Personalized ★★★★★

One Day Tour of Kamakura from Tokyo

Half-Day Tour of Kamakura from Tokyo

Private Full-Day Kamakura Tour of Tokyo and Hokoku-ji Temple

Private Kamakura Custom Day Tour by Chartered Vehicle from Tokyo

Kamakura Full-Day Private Trip (Tokyo departure) with Nationally-Licensed Guide

Kamakura and Eastern Kyoto with Lots of Temples and Shrines

Yokohama / Kamakura Half-Day Private Trip with Nationally-Licensed Guide

Yokohama / Kamakura Full-Day Private Trip Nationally-Licensed Guide

Full-Day Kamakura Tour from Tokyo Viewing a Variety of Flowers at Hase Temple

7-hour Kamakura tour to/from Yokohama City With Private Car

Kamakura One Day Tour By Car

2Days 1Night, Kamakura~Hakone~Mt.Fuji to/from Tokyo with Private Car

Private Tour to see Highlights of Kamakura, Enoshima, Yokohama from Tokyo

8-hour Kamakura & Enoshima tour to/from Tokyo With Private Car

Kamakura Full-Day Private Trip with Nationally-Licensed Guide

Kamakura Half-Day Private Trip with Nationally-Licensed Guide

Kamakura & Enoshima Day Trip from Tokyo with English Speaking Driver

Kamakura Tour from Tokyo or Yokohama

Kamakura One Day Hike Tour with Nationally-Licensed Guide

Tokyo Day Trip to Kamakura with private guide

Fully Customizable Private Tour in Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, Nikko etc.

Kamakura Spanish Tour

8-hour Kamakura tour by qualified guide using public transportation
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