Which statue do you want to see in and around Tokyo between THE UNICORN GUNDAM and THE GREAT BUDDHA? ガンダム、大仏

The Life Sized UNICORN GUNDAM Statue 実物大ユニコーンガンダム立像 2018 / The Great Buddha and Kotoku-in 鎌倉大仏高徳院 2011Sightseeing

There are 2 popular statues.
THE UNICORN GUNDAM is located in Odaiba お台場 Tokyo.
THE GREAT BUDDHA is at a temple in Kamakura 鎌倉 City Kanagawa 神奈川 Prefecture next to Tokyo.

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They wish they could chat together.

Gundam: I'm 19.7m (64.6ft) tall.
Buddha: I'm 13.35m (43.8ft) tall including on the base. I'm sitting though...
The Life Sized UNICORN GUNDAM Statue 実物大ユニコーンガンダム立像 2018 / The Great Buddha and Kotoku-in 鎌倉大仏高徳院 2011
Buddha: I work for peace in the world.
Gundam: Me too. I work for peace in the Galaxy.
The Life Sized UNICORN GUNDAM Statue 実物大ユニコーンガンダム立像 2018 / The Great Buddha and Kotoku-in 鎌倉大仏高徳院 2012
Buddha: I wanna stand up like you!
Gundam: I am tired of standing.
The Life Sized UNICORN GUNDAM Statue 実物大ユニコーンガンダム立像 2018 / The Great Buddha and Kotoku-in 鎌倉大仏高徳院 2011
Buddha:
Departing passengers on the Great Buddha Airlines for heaven are now boarding at the gate.

Actually, you can enter the interior of the Great Buddha statue. It additionally costs 20 yen. (Temple admission: 200 300 yen)
* The interior is temporally closed as of August 2020. However, the temple is available.

The Life Sized UNICORN GUNDAM Statue 実物大ユニコーンガンダム立像 2018 / The Great Buddha and Kotoku-in 鎌倉大仏高徳院 2012
Gundam:
Hey! Buddhay!
We are ready to fly into space using rocket engines!
Your rocket engines look larger than mine. I envy you.

Buddha:
It's very old style, though.

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Place
The Life Sized UNICORN GUNDAM Statue 実物大ユニコーンガンダム立像 is in front of a shopping mall DiverCity Tokyo Plaza.

The Life Sized UNICORN GUNDAM Statue
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https://mitsui-shopping-park.com/divercity-tokyo/en/


Temple name
The Great Buddha and Kotoku-in 鎌倉大仏殿高徳院

Kotoku-in
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The conservation and repair work on the Great Buddha completed in March, 2016. These photos were taken in 2011 - 2012 before the repair work took place.

The photos of Gundam were taken in 2018.

By the way. Check out another popular temple in Kamakura 鎌倉 City.

Hasedera Temple 長谷寺 in Kamakura 鎌倉 City Kanagawa 神奈川 Prefecture
IhavebeentomanytemplesandshrinesinJapanforsightseeingorhiking.AsfarasinandaroundTokyo,oneofmybesttemplesisHasederaTemple長谷寺inKamakura鎌倉City.

Another sightseeing place in Odaiba お台場 Tokyo

teamLab Planets and Borderless are Artistic Light Museums in Tokyo: Produced by teamLab チームラボ
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My favorite beach in Kamakura

Yuigahama Beach 由比ガ浜海水浴場 in Kamakura 鎌倉 City Kanagawa 神奈川 Prefecture near Tokyo
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