In
the year of 1498, a tidal wave
swept away the great temple of
the buddha leaving only its
foundation stones, but did not
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Some
Japanese women give
us too good a photo
opportunity here to pass up.
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A woman here prays before
the giant Buddha, offering
a donation and then
a prayer.
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The
big earthquake of September
1923 did not harm the body but
destroyed its base and it was
repaired in 1925.
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The
latest repair was done in
1960-1. This repair both
strengthened the Buddha's neck
which supports the big head,
and made it possible for the body
to move freely on the base
avoiding a big shock during
and earthquake event.
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Some
young Japanese girls,
in school uniform, catch
me photographing them
photographing the Buddha.
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Andy
walks towards me as Jackie
looks at the LCD panel of her
digitial camera; snapping away
many pictures of the Great
Buddha of Kamakura.
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The
main sign near the Buddha,
from which many facts on this
page are presented to you.
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Yet
another shot of this
impressive Buddha. Next trip
will surely find me traveling to
Kyoto. As a traditional city with
many fabulous shrines and
temples, it also contains the
most famous Buddha statue in
all of Japan. It's a "you can't
miss it" location in Japan that
we missed this trip. Next time!
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