The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amitābha Buddha at the Kōtoku-in Temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The bronze statue probably dates from 1252, in the Kamakura period, according to temple records. Taiizan Kotokuin Shojosenji (大異山高徳院清浄泉寺) is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
The temple is renowned for its "Great Buddha" (大仏 Daibutsu), a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha, which is one of the most famous icons of Japan. It is also a designated National Treasure, and one of the twenty-two historic sites included in Kamakura's proposal for inclusion in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
Tags: Great Buddha of Kamakura UNESCO's World Heritage Site Japan Kamakura
© All Rights Reserved
The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amitābha Buddha at the Kōtoku-in Temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The bronze statue probably dates from 1252, in the Kamakura period, according to temple records.
Taiizan Kotokuin Shojosenji (大異山高徳院清浄泉寺) is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
The temple is renowned for its "Great Buddha" (大仏 Daibutsu), a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha, which is one of the most famous icons of Japan. It is also a designated National Treasure, and one of the twenty-two historic sites included in Kamakura's proposal for inclusion in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
Tags: Kamakura 大異山高徳院清浄泉寺
© All Rights Reserved
Mount Fuji 富士山 is the highest mountain in Japan at 12,389 ft. It is a dormant volcano that last erupted in 1708. Mount Fuji is a well-known symbol of Japan frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.
Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
Tags: Mount Fuji UNESCO World Heritage Site Japan
© All Rights Reserved
Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji, it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination. Five of them are designated as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties.
Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
Tags: Nikkō Tōshō-gū 日光東照宮 Nikkō Tochigi Prefecture Japan. UNESCO World Heritage Site
© All Rights Reserved
As the symbolic structure in the Summer Palace, the Tower of Buddhist Incense was built on the Longevity Hill during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. It is a classic work of Chinese architecture. It was a religious structure originally planned to be a nine-story tower, but ordered to be dismantled and change to a Buddhist tower for worshipping Buddha when the eighth story was under construction. Like many buildings in the Summer Palace, this largest individual structure in the park was destroyed and rebuilt later during the reign of Emperor Guangxu. On the first day and fifteenth day of each lunar month, the Empress Dowager Cixi would go there to pray and burn joss sticks. In 1989, the Tower of Buddhist Incense was opened to the public, and underwent reconstruction in 2006. The Tower of Buddhist Incense now retains its original beauty as it was in the celebration of Empress Dowager Cixi’ 60th birthday.
Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
Tags: Tower of Buddhist Incense Summer Palace Peking
© All Rights Reserved