525th anniversary: A tsunami caused by the Meiō earthquake washed away the building housing the...
History · Anniversaries · Wed, September 20, 2023
1498: A tsunami caused by the Meiō earthquake washed away the building housing the Great Buddha (pictured) at Kōtoku-in in Kamakura, Japan; the statue has since stood in the open air.
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