By KYOSUKE YAMAMOTO/ Staff Writer
December 18, 2025 at 07:00 JST
Kotoku-in temple is renowned for its Great Buddha of Kamakura, a major tourism magnet. Kangetsudo is believed to have been donated to the temple in the 1930s. (Kyosuke Yamamoto)
KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture—Tourists flock to the Kotoku-in Buddhist temple here to marvel at and shoot photos of the Great Buddha of Kamakura, one of the most iconic images of Japan. [Read More]
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