鎌倉大仏〜Great Buddha of Kamakura

2012/11/ 10

この美しく紅葉している木に見とれていると、

Here is The Great Buddha behind the beautiful autumn colors.

こんな風に見えてきます。

 鎌倉の大仏は人気の観光スポットです。

This Buddha statue is a very famous and popular tourist destination in Kamakura.

 台座を合わせた高さは13.4m

The height, including the base, is 13.4m.

大仏さまの胎内拝観もできます。

You can go inside the interior of this statue.

もう一つの秋：すすき

I felt it was truly autumn when I saw the Japanese pampas grass; pampas grass is a symbol of autumn.

 長谷寺から大仏への道の途中に

2年前オバマ氏が大仏を訪れた時の写真が貼ってありました。

オバ抹茶アイスの話題が新聞等を賑わしたことを思い出しました。

American president Obama visited the Great Buddha in Kamakura two years ago. He visited Kamakura with his mother when he was a child and he enjoyed Maccha (the powder of green tea) ice bar. Since he loved and missed the ice bar, he enjoyed it again. The story became a popular topic in Kamakura, and many shops started to sell Maccha flavor ice bar. It was named "Obamaccha ice" after Obama and Maccha!