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Kōtoku-in, Japan

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4 Chome-2-28 Hase
Kamakura
Kanagawa Prefecture 248-0016
Japan

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Taiizan Kotokuin Shojosenji (大異山高徳院清浄泉寺), or Kōtoku-in (高徳院) is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
The temple is renowned for its "Great Buddha" (大仏, Daibutsu), a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha, which is one of the most famous icons of Japan. It is also a designated National Treasure, and one of the twenty-two historic sites included in Kamakura's proposal for inclusion in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.

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