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Kamakura (かまくら or カマクラ) is a type of traditional snow dome or quinzhee in snowy regions of Japan. Kamakura may also refer to the various ceremonial winter celebrations involving those snow domes, or to the Shinto deity Kamakura Daimyojin ( 鎌倉大明神 ), who is revered during some of those celebrations. [ 1 ]
The Ice House (St. Petersburg) Ice nativity scene (Graz) Ice palace; Ice pier; Ice sculpture; Icehotel (Jukkasjärvi) ICIUM; Igloo; K. Kamakura (snow dome) M.
Every year, the Susukino Queen of Ice, a female beauty contest, is held at the site. [5] On 7 February 2012 (63rd Festival), a snow sculpture of Snow Miku (Hatsune Miku) collapsed on the Odori Park 6th Venue, where a female tourist was injured. This accident was the first injury in the history of the Snow Festival from the collapse of a snow ...
This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Kamakura period (1185–1333) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties (including *National Treasures). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Structures
The Kamakura Museum of National Treasures (鎌倉国宝館, Kamakura Kokuhōkan) or Kamakura Museum or Kamakura National Treasure House is a museum located on the grounds of Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The museum houses around 4800 objects from the Kamakura region including sculptures, paintings ...
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Although most are wooden, 12 entries in the list are bronze, 11 are lacquer, 7 are made of clay and 1 entry, the Usuki Stone Buddhas, is a stone sculpture. Typically hinoki, Japanese nutmeg, sandalwood and camphorwood were the woods used for the wooden sculptures. Wooden sculptures were often lacquered or covered with gold-leaf.
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