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Ukiyo's Kamakura! 鎌倉市!

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#1 ·
Kamakura is a city in Kanagawa Japan. It's 50 km southwest of Tokyo. It is famous for it's temples and large Buddha, the Shogunate used this city to rival the Emperor's Kyoto.

I'll post some pictures everyday, so keep checking out this thread from time to time until I make a post saying "i'm done!"
 
#22 ·
Moust of them are Jizo bosatsu - bodhisatva Ksitigarbha or in vietnamese Ðia Tang... its bodhisatva that vowed to never become buddha until hell becomes empty. In Japan its also seen as guardian of babies that where misscaried or aborted.


Thank you NihonKitty for pictures, they are great!
 
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