The 76.5-cm-high Goho Doji statue is thought to have been created during the latter part of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333). At Enryakuji, the deity is also considered the patron saint of ascetics ...

NAGAOKAKYO, Kyoto Prefecture--An 11-face Kannon Buddhist statue kept at Otokunidera temple here that stands 180 centimeters tall and dates from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) is only the third ...

Known for its magnificent 11-faced statue of Kannon and beautiful hydrangeas in early summer, Kamakura’s Hasedera temple is ...

Wonderful statues around the world are far more than those little snowmen and mermaids you made in your childhood. These ...

The city of Kamakura asks that you cover your tattoo with clothing—or if that doesn’t work, a bandage. If a nearly 50-foot-tall bronze statue of the Kamakura Daibutsu sounds magnificent, ...