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Exploring the Seasons of Japan through Haiku and Photography

For the Dai Butsu
Vortex of tranquility
This small offering

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Photo by Robert George

Located in the tiny hamlet of Kamakura, the Dai Butsu, whose hands can be seen in the background, was once housed in an enormous wooden structure, until 1495, when a tsunami washed it away, leaving the massive bronze statue exposed to the elements for more than five hundred years.

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