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Photos from my tour of several Kamakura temples.

Up the stairs to one of the first temples we visited Up the stairs to the first temple More of that temple, hey look, it's Mina. More of that temple, and Mina A shrine. A shrine
Another shrine. Another shrine I'm not sure what this is, but it looks kinda like a grave. I'm not sure what this is, but it looks like a grave The most Japanese picture that I own. The most Japanese picture that I own
At the top of one of the temples there was this guy in one of the rooms playing a drum. I bring you "drum playing priest". Monk playing drum Yeah, we were up pretty high (it was quite hot and I think most of us had saturated our shirts on the way up). So anyway, this is the view from the top. View from the top The "Daibutsu", the second largest statue of Buddha in all of Japan. The "Daibutsu", the second largest Buddha statue in Japan.
Buddha with lotus flower. Buddha with lotus flower If your a big Buddha, you gotta have big shoes right? I present to you, "Daikutsu". Daibutsu no daikutsu I know you've often thought to yourself, well, a giant Buddha is okay, I guess, but wouldn't it be cool if we could see inside of the great Buddha. The inside of Buddha
Another photo from inside the big man. Another photo from inside the big man An incence burner, dramatic shot. An incense burner, dramatic shot Another shot of the Daibutsu. Another shot of the Daibutsu
The Buddha, in blue. The Buddha, in blue Buddha, deep in thought. Buddha, deep in thought More "action" shots of the Daibutsu. More "action" shots of the Daibutsu
Entrance to another temple. Entrance to another temple Hey, that's me. Hey, that's me Classical Japan, with vending machines. Classical Japan, with vending machines
The second most Japanese photo I own. The second most Japanese photo I own The other side of that bridge. The other side of that bridge The guard to the entrance to one of the temples. The guard to the entrance to one of the temples
Remember that photo with me in it, you can see that same building, but from an uphill angle. Different shot of a shrine It's always good to know that some things are the same as in the US. It's good to know that some things don't change The intention was to have the flock fly away right when I took the picture, but I'm not lucky. I wanted them to fly away but, alas
A pond full of lillies, zen. A pond full of lillies, zen More of an "art" shot. More of an "art" shot If you look closely, there's a turtle in the upper center portion of the picture, how cute. Can you see the turtle?
Action shot of nagashi-somen. Action shot of nagashi-somen Everyone eating. Everyone eating Another shrine. Another shrine
A fountain and a sign that says, "don't drink the water". A fountain Another art shot, this time of the bottom side of one of the temples' roofs. The bottom side of one of the temples' roofs A tatami room. A tatami room
Some of the engraving on the roofs. Hey, is that the triforce. Some of the engraving on the roofs On the way up the large hill there was this small rest area. What you see are stones with the names of people who have donated large amounts of money to this particular temple. Signs of donation



 

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