Japan Travel Tokyo - Kamakura Hasedera Temple 镰仓长谷寺 (2016 0423)
Address: 3-11-2 Hase,Kamakura, Kanagawa Japan
Open: 8:00 to 17:30 (until 17:00 from October to February)/Kannon Museum Hours: 9:00 to 16:30
Admission Charge Apply
Getting there:
A 5-10 minute walk from Hase Station, the third station from Kamakura along the Enoden railway line. The Enoden is a streetcar-like train that connects Kamakura with Enoshima and Fujisawa. Its terminal station in Kamakura is located just next to JR Kamakura Station.
Hasedera (長谷寺) is a temple of the Jodo sect, famous for its eleven-headed statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. The 9.18 meter tall, gilded wooden statue is regarded as one of the largest wooden sculptures in Japan and can be viewed in the temple's main building, the Kannon-do Hall. According to legend, it was carved from the same tree as the similarly tall Kannon statue worshiped at the Hasedera Temple in Nara Prefecture.
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