The Great Buddha of Kamakura is an outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha located on the grounds of Kotoku-in Temple in Kanagawa Prefecture. Standing at the height of approximately 13.35 meters, it is one of the largest and the most renowned bronze Buddha statues in Japan. Once housed in a huge hall, the Great Buddha today sits in the open air because the building was washed away by a tsunami in 1498.
(鎌倉大仏は神奈川県の高徳院の境内にある屋外青銅製阿弥陀像。高さ約13.35mで、国内では最大級で最も有名な青銅製の仏像の一つである。かつては大きなお堂に祀られていた が、1498年の津波で建物が流されたため、今日の大仏は露座である)