The+Great+Buddha+of+Kamakura

Buddhism is a fairly popular religion in Japan. There are many statues to represent this as well. One of the biggest of these statues, is the Great Buddha statue in Kamakura. The cast of the statue was fully made in 1252 and put in a temple to be stored in and kept in a temple around Nara. It was kept there until roughly 200 years later, in the late 15th century, a tsunami came and swept, both the temple and the statue away. For hundreds of years, the statue was left in nature, where nobody could take care of it. Nobody even bothered to do so either. That is, until 1960, when the people of Japan, decided to repair and restore it to its fullest. Due to its positioning in the world, they made sure the statue was earthquake safe, so that none of the constant earthquakes can affect the Great Buddha statue in Kamakura. The statue is an immense, 93 tons. It is made out of bronze, unlike the original that was made out of wood before all of the restorations. The Great Buddha statue is 13.35 meters tall. Tours are given of the Buddha statue, that even include going inside of the Buddha and experiencing statues in a totally different way!