Kamakura

On Monday we flew from Matsuyama to Tokyo to join everyone else and wrap up our trip. Thankfully we got in a little early and a group of us went to Kamakura which holds Japan's second largest Buddha. It is called the Kamakura Daibutsu which was a temple that was completed in 1252. My Japan book says that "the statue was housed in a huge hall which was washed away by a tsunami in 1495. Cast in bronze and weighing close to 850 tones. The statue is 11.4 meters tall. It's construction is said to have been inspired by Yoritomo's visit to Mara after the Minomoto caln's victory over the rival Tiara clan. The Buddha itself is the Amida Buddha worshiped by the followers of the Jodo school as a figure of salvation."
The dinner picture is the hot Buddha face noodles.
I included the last picture because I thought it was a nice message.