Kōtoku-in

temple of the Pure Land sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The temple is renowned for the Great Buddha (大仏, ''daibutsu''), a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha which is one of the most famous icons of Japan. The statue stands at 13.35 meters high and weighs approximately 93 tons, and is the second largest monumental Buddha in Japan after Todaiji in Nara (...)