Iris Pond at Hasedera - Hase-dera officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon.

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Iris Pond at Hasedera - Hase-dera officially named Kaiko-zan Jisho-in Hase-dera but commonly called Hase Kannon. Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove, and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast. Hase-dera is famous for its massive wooden statue of Kannon - a treasure of Japan. Originally belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, Hase-dera became an independent temple of the Jodo sect of Zen Buddhism.

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Size: 3600px × 5400px
Location: Kamakura, Japan
Photo credit: © John Lander / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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