This was my second visit to Kamakura this year. Last time I went there, I took my time photographing various places, and one day was simply too short. Today my main focus was the Kenchō-ji temple (建長寺) and the Hachimangu (八幡宮) shrine. Below you can see the interion of Hattō (法堂), the largest wooden temple building in eastern Japan, which is one of the buildings of the Kencho-ji temple complex. Kencho-ji is the oldest Zen training temples in Japan, and it was founded in 13th century. The dragon image is painted on the ceiling of Hattō, which is a Zen lecture hall of Kencho-ji temple. The painting is absolutely amazing, and shows a horned dragon coiled in clouds. If you are visiting Kamakura, I highly recommend you go and see it.
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