Great Buddha in Kamakura (Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi/Stripes Okinawa)

Kamakura is Japan’s oldest samurai capital and a top-notch attraction. Here you’ll find Daibutsu, or Great Buddha. Built in 1252, Daibutsu is a large bronze statue sitting at 365 feet high and weighing 121 tons. This iconic landmark inside Kotoku-in Temple is in harmony with the surrounding landscape, giving an air of Zen for the thousands of visitors it receives each year. You can even enter the inside of the statue to check out the traces of repeated reinforcement work and how the casting of this buddha has lasted hundreds of years.

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Great Buddha in Kamakura (Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi/Stripes Okinawa)