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Hey Japan!@hey-japan.com · 2mo ago

The Senjizo at Hasedera in Kamakura are hundreds of small stone figures of Jizo, a Buddhist guardian of children and travellers. Robed and serene, weathered by time, they stand in row upon row across the hillside temple grounds.

A large bronze seated Jizo statue holding a staff and a jewel, surrounded by hundreds of small stone Jizo figures arranged in rows. A wooden signboard with Japanese text stands beside a tree trunk, with offered flowers and green foliage to the left.A carved stone relief of three standing Buddhist figures set against a low wall, with fresh flowers placed before it. Rows of small stone Jizo statues fill the foreground and line the wall behind, beneath green trees, with distant hills visible.Rows of small stone Jizo statues standing closely together on mossy ground, many with serene or smiling faces. A tree trunk rises at the centre and a carved stone marker stands to the left, framed by green foliage.Hundreds of small stone Jizo statues arranged in tightly packed tiers up a stepped stone embankment, their weathered faces and robed forms repeating in row after row, with trees and greenery above.