Kamakura/Giant Buddha

arnadstephen · Nov 6, 2002, 06:01

I just learned about Kamakura and the Giant Buddha

I am suprised I have "not" read about this as a tourist attrection; close to TOKOYO, Giant Buddha, surrounded by mountains and beaches !!

This sounds like a definite must to visit !!!

_.

thomas · Nov 6, 2002, 07:01

I was told that if you're in or close to Tokyo Kamakura is a must to visit. Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to go there yet.

Hoyu · Nov 6, 2002, 10:10

Kamakura has my vote as an excellent daytrip from Tokyo!

The Daibutsu is to die for... (not literally)

samuraitora · Nov 6, 2002, 21:53

sounds great to me too...when are we going?

deborah gormley · Nov 7, 2002, 08:48

A.S.A.P. PLEASE!,,,, I want to go and visit there .
yes I'm impolsive!,,,,,, yes, I'm a wanderer!,,,,,Yes I'm a creature of no fear and 100% Tolerent of different cultures,
When are we going????? Geeeeeeeee I really wish I could go!!!!!

thomas · Nov 7, 2002, 09:20

How about envisaging a "Japanref Reunion"? Next year in Kamakura? ;)

Hoyu · Nov 7, 2002, 11:40

I, for one, would be there!

moyashi · Nov 7, 2002, 12:37

Thomas, you're buying right?

thomas · Nov 7, 2002, 17:36

Hmm, I'm fond of the idea.

samuraitora · Nov 8, 2002, 00:52

so are you fond of the idea of going or buying?

moyashi · Nov 8, 2002, 01:35

hehe, I bet he's gonna check his sites royality fees before he answers that

thomas · Nov 8, 2002, 02:04

Lol, let's start by going there... ;)

Hoyu · Nov 8, 2002, 12:41

"Been there" and would arrange to "do it again" if enough time were afforded.

Thomas... you are calling the shots here... give us a date and the name of a ryokan to meet at in Kamakura... or shut the hell up!

thomas · Nov 8, 2002, 16:21

Still in planning stage. Check this board for further announcements.

Hoyu · Nov 9, 2002, 13:14

This might help a bit in the planning stage. Everyone should fly into Narita Airport, then catch the JR Rapid Airport Narita train to Kamakura.

Where we should stay when we get to Narita is still in question. Any suggestions Thomas?

thomas · Nov 9, 2002, 19:47

We either invade a local ryokan or build a laager right in Kamakura, lol.

Hoyu · Nov 9, 2002, 23:40

So we have samuraitora, deborah gormley, moyashi, thomas and myself signed up for this "Japanref Reunion."

Will it just be us, or are there also other members interested?

In the planning stage it might be good to get a head count of those serious about this.

thomas · Nov 10, 2002, 00:09

Dang, getting serious...

First, we have to find out who's really interested in a reunion. Guess I'll start a poll.

Then what about the date? Summer 2003?

Hoyu · Nov 10, 2002, 01:09

I try to stay away from Japan in the Summer and Winter months.

My preference would be to do this in either Spring (if we can guess the week the Sakuras are blooming that would be best) or Autumn (early Autumn, once things have cooled down a bit, rather than late Autumn when it is already getting cold) of 2003.

Hoyu · Nov 10, 2002, 02:06

A poll has been started @ http://forum.japanreference.com/show...&threadid=1015

thomas · Nov 10, 2002, 03:16

Thanks Kakuzen, let's wait for some feedback.

moyashi · Nov 11, 2002, 01:44

hmmm, I thought this was an all expense payed trip?

If not, let's try shooting for the Snow Festival in Sapporo ;)

thomas · Nov 11, 2002, 02:07

We definitely need a sponsor. Any ideas? ;)

Hoyu · Nov 11, 2002, 02:22

I could probably hook us up with a deal at a run down Zendo 20 minutes from downtown Tokyo. We would all have to pay our own way, but it would only be about 2,000 yen per night.

Hoyu · Nov 19, 2002, 00:02

The exact origins of this enormous statue of Buddha are, appropriately enough, rather mysterious. A wooden version purportedly precedes the bronze casting, which was completed in 1252. It remains Kamakura's most important, and therefore crowded, tourist site. The story behind the Great Buddha is as compelling as the statue itself. A large temple protected it from the elements until 1495, when a tsunami swept over Kamakura. When the waters receded, the temple was gone, but the Great Buddha remained.

Cast in bronze and weighing close to 850 tons, the Daibutsu is just over eleven meters tall. The latest repairs were completed in 1960, strengthening the neck and making it possible for the Buddha's body to move freely on the base to prevent damaging shock to the statue in the event of an earthquake. For 20 Yen (about 20 cents) visitors can ascend the narrow stairs and climb inside and marvel at this miraculous construction.

Source: http://www.sushicam.com/Journal%20entries/000708.htm

Nov 6, 2002, 06:01	#1
arnadstephen Banned Join Date: Oct 8, 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 201	Kamakura/Giant Buddha I just learned about Kamakura and the Giant Buddha I am suprised I have "not" read about this as a tourist attrection; close to TOKOYO, Giant Buddha, surrounded by mountains and beaches !! This sounds like a definite must to visit !!! _.

Nov 6, 2002, 07:01	#2
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	I was told that if you're in or close to Tokyo Kamakura is a must to visit. Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to go there yet. __________________ Remember what the dormouse said, feed your head, feed your head!

Nov 6, 2002, 10:10	#3
Hoyu Regular Member Join Date: Nov 3, 2002 Posts: 241	arnadstephen Kamakura has my vote as an excellent daytrip from Tokyo! The Daibutsu is to die for... (not literally)

Nov 6, 2002, 21:53	#4
samuraitora Regular Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Detroit MI Age: 35 Posts: 782	sounds great to me too...when are we going? __________________ ja mata samuraitora (^_-)/

Nov 7, 2002, 08:48	#5
deborah gormley Regular Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2002 Location: Nr. Ireland. Age: 40 Posts: 829	A.S.A.P. PLEASE!,,,, I want to go and visit there . yes I'm impolsive!,,,,,, yes, I'm a wanderer!,,,,,Yes I'm a creature of no fear and 100% Tolerent of different cultures, When are we going????? Geeeeeeeee I really wish I could go!!!!! __________________ Debs

Nov 7, 2002, 09:20	#6
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	How about envisaging a "Japanref Reunion"? Next year in Kamakura? ;)

Nov 7, 2002, 11:40	#7
Hoyu Regular Member Join Date: Nov 3, 2002 Posts: 241	Thomas I, for one, would be there!

Nov 7, 2002, 12:37	#8
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	Thomas, you're buying right? __________________ crazy gonna crazy

Nov 7, 2002, 17:36	#9
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Hmm, I'm fond of the idea.

Nov 8, 2002, 00:52	#10
samuraitora Regular Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Detroit MI Age: 35 Posts: 782	so are you fond of the idea of going or buying?

Nov 8, 2002, 01:35	#11
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	hehe, I bet he's gonna check his sites royality fees before he answers that

Nov 8, 2002, 02:04	#12
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Lol, let's start by going there... ;)

Nov 8, 2002, 12:41	#13
Hoyu Regular Member Join Date: Nov 3, 2002 Posts: 241	"Been there" and would arrange to "do it again" if enough time were afforded. Thomas... you are calling the shots here... give us a date and the name of a ryokan to meet at in Kamakura... or shut the hell up!

Nov 8, 2002, 16:21	#14
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Still in planning stage. Check this board for further announcements.

Nov 9, 2002, 13:14	#15
Hoyu Regular Member Join Date: Nov 3, 2002 Posts: 241	This might help a bit in the planning stage. Everyone should fly into Narita Airport, then catch the JR Rapid Airport Narita train to Kamakura. Where we should stay when we get to Narita is still in question. Any suggestions Thomas?

Nov 9, 2002, 19:47	#16
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	We either invade a local ryokan or build a laager right in Kamakura, lol.

Nov 9, 2002, 23:40	#17
Hoyu Regular Member Join Date: Nov 3, 2002 Posts: 241	So we have samuraitora, deborah gormley, moyashi, thomas and myself signed up for this "Japanref Reunion." Will it just be us, or are there also other members interested? In the planning stage it might be good to get a head count of those serious about this.

Nov 10, 2002, 00:09	#18
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Dang, getting serious... First, we have to find out who's really interested in a reunion. Guess I'll start a poll. Then what about the date? Summer 2003?

Nov 10, 2002, 01:09	#19
Hoyu Regular Member Join Date: Nov 3, 2002 Posts: 241	I try to stay away from Japan in the Summer and Winter months. My preference would be to do this in either Spring (if we can guess the week the Sakuras are blooming that would be best) or Autumn (early Autumn, once things have cooled down a bit, rather than late Autumn when it is already getting cold) of 2003.

Nov 10, 2002, 02:06	#20
Hoyu Regular Member Join Date: Nov 3, 2002 Posts: 241	Thomas A poll has been started @ http://forum.japanreference.com/show...&threadid=1015

Nov 10, 2002, 03:16	#21
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Thanks Kakuzen, let's wait for some feedback.

Nov 11, 2002, 01:44	#22
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	hmmm, I thought this was an all expense payed trip? If not, let's try shooting for the Snow Festival in Sapporo ;)

Nov 11, 2002, 02:07	#23
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	We definitely need a sponsor. Any ideas? ;)

Nov 11, 2002, 02:22	#24
Hoyu Regular Member Join Date: Nov 3, 2002 Posts: 241	I could probably hook us up with a deal at a run down Zendo 20 minutes from downtown Tokyo. We would all have to pay our own way, but it would only be about 2,000 yen per night.

Nov 19, 2002, 00:02	#25
Hoyu Regular Member Join Date: Nov 3, 2002 Posts: 241	The great tsunami of 1495 The exact origins of this enormous statue of Buddha are, appropriately enough, rather mysterious. A wooden version purportedly precedes the bronze casting, which was completed in 1252. It remains Kamakura's most important, and therefore crowded, tourist site. The story behind the Great Buddha is as compelling as the statue itself. A large temple protected it from the elements until 1495, when a tsunami swept over Kamakura. When the waters receded, the temple was gone, but the Great Buddha remained. Cast in bronze and weighing close to 850 tons, the Daibutsu is just over eleven meters tall. The latest repairs were completed in 1960, strengthening the neck and making it possible for the Buddha's body to move freely on the base to prevent damaging shock to the statue in the event of an earthquake. For 20 Yen (about 20 cents) visitors can ascend the narrow stairs and climb inside and marvel at this miraculous construction. Source: http://www.sushicam.com/Journal%20entries/000708.htm

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