The Hase-dera temple (長谷寺), formally known as Kaikōzan Jishōin Hase-dera (海光山慈照院長谷寺), stands as one of the great Buddhist temples of Kamakura and is counted among the most celebrated sacred sites in the region. Popularly referred to as Hase-dera or Hase Kannon, it is renowned above all for its massive wooden statue of the bodhisattva Kannon (観音), the goddess of mercy, from which it derives its familiar name. The temple today belongs to the Jōdo sect of Buddhism, though it was initially...
Kamakura Hasedera
Kamakura Hasedera