Kamakura Daibutsu
This Daibutsu (Literally meaning "Big Buddha") is located in the shore town of Kamakura. It took about 40-50 minutes to get there by train from Jiyugaoka. The town of Kamakura is very endearing, because it's right by the ocean it was common to see surfers coming back from a day of catching waves and there were plenty of trendy boutiques. It reminded me of an ocean town from the states. Even though it's a completely different location, the look and feel of the town was exactly the same as an ocean town in the states. Very relaxed and beautiful.
What made this Big Buddha unique was you could actually go inside it! It only cost 20yen for this experience (which is the cheapest thing I've ever had to pay for being in Japan) and it was so worth it! It was bigger than I thought being inside of the Daibutsu. The front wall of the statue was very warm, which I found peculiar. Perhaps the cast became hot from the sun? There was a platform with a ladder and a window on the back of the statue's head. I was not able to go up it so I wonder what it's for....
What made this Big Buddha unique was you could actually go inside it! It only cost 20yen for this experience (which is the cheapest thing I've ever had to pay for being in Japan) and it was so worth it! It was bigger than I thought being inside of the Daibutsu. The front wall of the statue was very warm, which I found peculiar. Perhaps the cast became hot from the sun? There was a platform with a ladder and a window on the back of the statue's head. I was not able to go up it so I wonder what it's for....