By KYOSUKE YAMAMOTO/ Staff Writer
December 18, 2025 at 07:00 JST
Takao Sato, left, attends the signing agreement on the transfer of Kangetsudo held in Seoul in June. (From the website of the Korean Heritage Service)
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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