Kamagaya Daibutsu Buddha 鎌ヶ谷大仏
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Kamagaya Daibutsu is Japan's smallest Great Buddha bronze statue. Height is 1.8 meter. It has amazingly survived since Nov. 1776 when it was commissioned by local merchant Okuniya Fukuda Bun'emon (大国屋福田文右衛門) to memorialize his
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Kamagaya Daibutsu was made by sculptor Tagawa Shuzen (多川主膳) in Kanda, Tokyo. It's located in a local cemetery right near Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.
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Kamagaya Daibutsu is Shakyamuni Buddha (Shaka Nyorai). The statue is still owned and maintained by the Fukuda family. It's a longtime symbol of Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture. Free to visit.
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About Kamagaya Daibutsu. In 1972, it was designated as a Cultural Property of Kamagaya.
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Buses to Kamagaya Daibutsu also run from Funabashi Station.
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Across of Kamagaya Daibutsu Buddha is Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.
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Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine torii.
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Gods worshiped by Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine. They include deities for transportation safety, safe childbirth, and family security.
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Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine
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Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine
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About Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.
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Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine grounds has many tree stumps.
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Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine grounds has many monuments. This one is for the war dead.
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Monuments at Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.
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Monument for Prince Shotoku Taishi at Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.
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Monument marking Emperor Meiji's 150th anniversary of his birth.
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Monument marking the 60th anniversary of Emperor Hirohito's reign.
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Dismantled torii.
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Don't know why the land has been cleared of trees.
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station building.
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station turnstile.
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station cafe. Nice place for a coffee break or lunch with views of Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.
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Kamagaya Daibutsu Station platform.
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From Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station, short train ride to Shin-Kamagaya Station.
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Kamagaya Daibutsu is a longtime symbol of Kamagaya.
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Shin-Kamagaya Station train lines.
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Shin-Kamagaya Station on Hokuso Line.
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Hokusō Line Shin-Kamagaya Station 新鎌ヶ谷駅
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Shin-Kamagaya Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.
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Hokuso Line Shin-Kamagaya Station platform.
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Hokuso Line Shin-Kamagaya Station
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