Culture in Kanagawa

Kamakura (鎌倉) is a coastal area of Kanagawa, and makes a great daytrip from Tokyo. Home to the Great Buddha / Daibutsu at Kotoku-in Temple, as well as hundreds of other Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.

<p>Kotoku-in is the more common name for Taiizan Kotoku-in Shojosen-ji in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. This Jodo-shu Buddhist temple is known for its Daibutsu, or great Buddha, which is one of the most famous icons of Japan.</p> <p>The statue, commonly known as the Kamakura Daibutsu (Big Buddha of Kamakura), is a...