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Hesedera 3 Chome-11-2 Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0016, Japan ☎ +81 3-6228-5465 Last Updated: 07/25/2024 |
| Hesedera, commonly called the Hase-kannon is one of the Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Kannon. The temple originally belonged to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, but eventually became an independent temple of the Jōdo-shū. | |
| Around 1300 years ago, two sculptors carved two Kannon statues out of a sacred tree. One of them was enshrined here at Hasedera in Kamakura. It is commonly called “Eleven-headed Kannon” since it has eleven heads on top of its own head. It measures 9.18 meters tall and this makes it one of the largest wooden Buddhist statues in Japan. | |
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Hakone Shrine Place » Temple Hakone-jinja shrine dates back to the year 757. Many military commanders prayed at this shrine devotedly, which brought it fame throughout the country. Another group of worshipers were travelers, who regularly visited the Hakone area, and often came here to pray for a safe trip. 16 views 💖 180-1 Motohakone, Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa 250-0522, Japan |
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Kanagawa Place » City Kanagawa is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022). Kanagawa Prefecture is located just south of Tokyo. Its prefectural capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa Prefecture is home to Kamakura and Hakone, two highly popular side trip destinations from Tokyo. 26 views 💖 1Japan |