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The picturesque Enoden train to Hase. Viewed: 210 times.
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| Hase Station is quiet and quaint. Note that a single track serves the area. Viewed: 212 times.
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| Entrance to Hase-dera (Hase Kannon) Viewed: 212 times.
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| Hase-dera: The original gate is now used only for special events. Viewed: 220 times.
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Grounds of Hase-dera. Viewed: 218 times.
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| Koi pond at Hase-dera. Viewed: 211 times.
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| Grounds of Hase-dera. Viewed: 205 times.
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| A Jizo statue. Jizo is the protector of children, expectant mothers, firemen, travelers, and pilgrims, the
protector of aborted / miscarried babies, and the
guardian of children in limbo. Viewed: 195 times.
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Hase-dera is famous for its thousands of Jizo statues. Viewed: 201 times.
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| Visitors often dress the Jizo in honor of children who have been lost. Viewed: 197 times.
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A 9-meter gilded statue of Kannon carved from a single camphor tree in 721 AD is inside this building. One of many places where photographs are not allowed. Viewed: 199 times.
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| View from Hase-dera, overlooking Sagami Bay. Viewed: 205 times.
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| Grounds of Hase-dera. Viewed: 193 times.
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| More feet. Why? We still don't know. Viewed: 206 times.
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