For just 50 yen you can enter the womb of the Great Buddha!

Casting is a method of making vessels by melting metal with heat and pouring it into a mold. The Great Buddha of Kamakura was also cast in this way. The interior is hollow, and I was impressed by the advanced technology used to make it. [Name] Kamakura Daibutsu-den Kotoku-in [Location] 2-28 Hase 4-chome, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture [Access] Approximately 7 minutes on foot from Hase Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway [Admission Fee] Adults, junior and senior high school students 300 yen Elementary school students 150 yen Admission fee to view the Great Buddha's interior 50 yen Admission is free for infants (preschoolers) [Opening hours] April-September 8:00am-5:30pm October-March 8:00am-5:00pm Last admission 15 minutes before closing [Viewing inside the Great Buddha] 8:00am-4:30pm (all year round) Last admission 10 minutes before closing Visit date: January 2024 #Kanagawa sightseeing #Kamakura #Domestic travel #Tourism #Travel #Historical sites #Temples and shrines #The Great Buddha of Kamakura #Great Buddha #Travel to experience history and culture #Kotoku-in