Beyond Tokyo · an hour by JR
The bronze Great Buddha in the open air, Tsurugaoka Hachimangū and the Zen temples of the hills, by the sea.
The back story
The bronze Great Buddha sitting in the open air, Tsurugaoka Hachimangū at the head of its avenue, temples in the wooded hills and a beach: an hour from Tokyo.
In the open air
The great bronze Buddha, sitting in the open air since its hall was lost centuries ago.
The heart of Kamakura
The great shrine at the head of Kamakura’s avenue from the sea.
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