Hase-dera is famous for its garden. During the rainy season (around June), 2500 colorful hydrangeas of 40 varieties bloom all at once to create a wondrous spectacle.
The tourist spot symbolizing Kamakura, you can even enter the interior of the huge Great Buddha itself. US President Obama also visited the statue when he came to Japan.
When money is washed in the holy water of the shrine’s spring, it is said that you will earn even more money which has given rise to the large number of worshipers who come to wash their money in bamboo baskets.