Hasedera Temple photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow The Origins of Kamakura’s Hasedera Temple According to legend, in 721 AD the pious monk Tokudo Shonin discovered a large camphor tree in the mountain forests near the village of Hase in the Nara region. The temple bell has been designated an Important
Cultural Property by the Japanese government.
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