The bronzed Great Buddha of Kamakura is the second largest Buddha statue in Japan and it's on the ground of temple called, Kotokuin. It is accessible from Hasetani station but does require extra time and planning for those with walking difficulties. 

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​Kotokuin Temple (Kamakura Daibutsu)

  Address:  248-0016 Kanagawa, Kamakura, Hase  4-2-28

  Telephone Number: 0467-22-0703​

  Opening Hours:●Temple                            April–September 8:00am-5:30pm                            October–March   8:00am-5:00pm                             Visitors may enter up to 15 minutes before the temple closes. 　　　　　　　　●To enter the interior of the Great Buddha statue 8:00am-4:30pm                             Visitors may enter up to 10 minutes before closing time.

  Closed: N/A

  General Admission Fee: General admission: Adult: 300JPY                                                                         Child (age 6-12): 150JPY                                           Fee to enter the interior of the Great Buddha statue:                                                                          Additional 50JPY per person

  Discount for those with Disabilities: Yes, but for group excursion from care facility only, requires disability certificate issued in Japan to get a discount.

  Home Page URL: https://www.kotoku-in.jp/ (English website available from the button on the left side of the Japanese website)

  Access

  Nearest Station:  Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden), Hase Station

  Distance from Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Approximately 700m

  Approximate travel time from station/bus stop: About 10 minutes walk
• Accessibility

  Suitable in All Weather: Not good for rainy days, Mostly outdoors

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 30 mintues

  Parking for those with Disabilities: Not available, but private parking space available 30 minutes away from the facility

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: No

  Map of Wheelchair accessible paths Available: Yes on website:  https://www.kotoku-in.jp/grounds_info.html#barrier-free

  Basic Information for Accessibility

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: Yes

  Wheelchair accessible Entryway option(Slope）: Yes

  Elevator: None

  Nursing Room Available: None

  First Aid Room: None

  Babysitting/Childcare: None

  Sensory Room: None

  Prayer Room:​ ​None

  Service Dogs Allowed:　Yes

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: Yes, upon request at admission office

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: No

  Other Available Rentals: No
• Parking Area

  Map from Parking to Facility Available: None​

  Multilingual Guide Map of Parking Area Available: No

  Surface type of Parking Area: ​Concrete

  Parking Area Facility with covered Roof Path: No

  Distance from Parking Area to an Indoor Facility: 30 minutes walk from Kotokuin Temple

  Parking Attendants Available: No

  Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: Yes, but unavailable for the time being

  Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: ​None

  Vehicle Available to Drive up to Entryway for drop off: No
• Toilet

  Restroom Entryway Width: 125 cm

  Toilet Stall Entryway Width: 54 cm

  Western Style Toilets Available: Yes

  Western style Toilets with Handrails Available: Yes, L bar style

  Availability of heated bidet: No Information Available

  Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilites:  Available

  Door Style: Electric Sliding Door

  Door Width: 85 cm

  Handrail Available: L bar style & adustable U bar style

  Warm Water Bidet Available: Yes

  Ostomate-compatible facilities: Yes

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emergency Alert Button in Stall: None

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​Yes, in Men's and Women's restroom

  Diaper Changing Bed: Available in women's toilet

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: No​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: Braille on Toilet Operation Panel, No Braille Map

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

 Wheelchair Accessibility from nearest station/bus stop

General Information

Restrooms

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility

Parking

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Escalators & Elevators

• Information & Guidance System

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• Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: Gravel paths or stone pavement

  Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points

  Accessibility Path around Steps: Rampways

  Pathway Surfaces: Most paths gravel or stone pavement.

  Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: ​Inside Great Buddha

  Rest Area: No

  Braille Ground Blocks : None

  Braille Exhibit Guide Information: None

  Other difficult to traverse areas: Path from the nearest station to the facility can be heavily crowded, thus passage may not be easy

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: No

  Handrail Available: No handrails

  Braille Labelled Handrails: No
• Escalators

  Escalator: None

  Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: N/A

  Elevators

  Number of Elevators Available: None

  Width Inside Elevator:  N/A

  Door Width: N/A

  Wheelchair Accessible Control Panel: N/A

  Rear-view Mirror in Elevator: N/A

  Audio guidance at Destination Floors: N/A

  Braille on Control Panel: N/A

  Visual Display of Destination Floor: ​N/A

  Multilingual Guidance: N/A

  Multilingual Control Pannel: N/A
• Accommodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: None​

  Facilities & Exhibits that are accesible to those with Physical Disabilities: Most areas

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Inside Great Buddha

  Audio Guide Available: No

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Visually impaired & Blind: None

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Hearing impaired & Deaf: None

  Speech to Text Convertion Available: None

  Multilingual Displays: None

  Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: None

  Accommodations provided by Staff

  Staff trained to accommodate those with Physical Disabilities: No​ Information Available

  Staff trained to accommodate the Visually Impaired & Blind: No Information Available

  Staff trained to accommodate the Hearing Impairments & Deaf: No Information Available

  Staff can use Sign Language: No Information Available

  Multilingual Staff Available: No Information Available