The
day was cloudy, but
it was still an excellent
day for photographs. Many
people probably underexposed
the buddha, with it being
so bright in the background.
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I
have not heard found the
explanation for the scar
across the left side of the face.
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The view as you walk up
towards the statue. It is
very impressive.
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A
view, from about 50 metres
away from the Buddha.
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We
are now inside the bronze
Buddha. You can see the
inside of basically the bottom
of the open shirt of the statue.
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There
is a staircase on the
inside, presumably to help
helped the seismic retrofitters
do their work. You can see
some of the modifications to
the neck line done, as those
coloured pieces I presume are
20th additions to allow better
movement between the head
and the body.
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A
close up into the neck of
the Buddha.
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Yet
another shot of this
impressive Buddha. Next trip
will surely find me traveling to
Kyoto; perhaps I will see many
of these same ladies in
kimono's there.
Doubt it though. Kamakura
was extremely easy to get to
from Tokyo, and makes a must
do day trip if you do not end
up going to Kyoto!
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