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Japanese folk gathered around (and on) the massive Buddha statue at Kamakura, 1870s (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] flueterflam@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Went there in the mid-2000s. Awesome to see it over 100 years ago! Thanks for the share! It's not a huge walk from the ocean either, iirc. Something like 4-6 blocks.

[โ€“] fodor@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

The location is Kotoku-in. Kamakura, Kanagawa.