Kotoku-in and the Big Buddha, Kamakura

I visited Kotoku-in and the Great Buddha in 2022 and posted about it here. At that time, Japan was still very cautious about the spread of covid and keeping distant from others, so there were fewer people and visitors could not go inside the Buddha. I think the Japanese border was closed until October of 2022, so there were no foreign tourists when I visited the first time.

The admission fee is 300 yen, plus an additional 50 yen to go inside the Great Buddha.

I walked all the way around the Great Buddha before going inside.

These windows in the back are for inside ventilation, but it was still pretty stuffy inside.

After paying the 50 yen, you go inside by a narrow stairway that is used for both up and down. Someone with claustrophobia might not want to go in.

Looking up, inside the Buddha’s head.

These are the windows that can be seen from the outside.

This is the area behind the Great Buddha, and I think a building was removed. Looking at the last three photos in this post, you can see the same stone lantern and large flat stone. It’s a mystery!