Interesting+facts+about+kamakura

-It was a fishing village which became the effective capital in 1185 -Daibutsu in Japanese means Great Buddha and most westerns refer to Daibutsu as the Great Buddha of Kamakura. -Kamakura is 45 minutes south of Tokyo by train -Kamakura area is home to more than 100 temples and shrines -Kamakura has a population of 167,000 -Sometimes called the Kyoto of Eastern Japan -Located in Kanagawa Prefecture -It used to be also called Renpu -Kamakura was the 4th largest city in the world in 1250 AD -Kamakura was designated as a city on November 3, 1939 -From the north to the east Kamakura is surrounded by Mt. Rokkokuken -The total area of Kamakura is 39.60 square kilometers -Kenchoji was the first Zen temple erected in Kamakura and the pioneer of Zen Buddhism in Japan -They have a bean throwing ceremony held by a priest -On the last day of every year in Kamakura, its people pray for another successful year AND I MEAN EVERYONE DOES IT