Great Buddha of Kamakura: A Popular Buddha Statue in Japan Japan is home to many revered Buddhist statues, and one of the most popular and celebrated among them is the Great Buddha of Kamakura.

The Hiroshima Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is currently enshrined at Gokurakuji ... meters tall and believed to have been made during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), in or around 1200.

Kamakura Prefecture: the Great Buddha ('Daibutsu') is one of Japan's most celebrated Buddhist figures. The 40-foot bronze statue, weighing 93 tons, is located in the Kōtoku-in Temple, and was ...