May we count your visit with Google Analytics? It uses cookies and sends visit data to Google. You can change this any time under Cookie choices. Privacy

heightvs

How tall is the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in)?

The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) reaches 11.3 m (37 ft) from statue base to head (pedestal excluded).

The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) is taller than you by 9.69 m (31 ft 9.5 in).The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in): 11.3 m (37 ft), measured to the head (statue alone). You: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.3 cm). Example height The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) is taller than you by 9.69 m (31 ft 9.5 in).The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in): 11.3 m (37 ft), measured to the head (statue alone). You: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.3 cm). Example height

Edit this comparison Add your height

Statue alone 11.3 m (37 ft) With its pedestal 13.35 m (44 ft)
The statue alone and with what it stands on, drawn to scale: Statue alone: 11.3 m (37 ft); With its pedestal: 13.35 m (44 ft). The outline is a symbol; the lines are at the listed heights.

What the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in)’s height measures

The Great Buddha of Kamakura is the 8th tallest of the 9 statues on this site, each measured as the figure alone, without a pedestal. See the 9 statues ranked and drawn to scale.

  • Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles: 14 m (45 ft). The Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles is taller than the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) by 2.42 m (7 ft 11 in).
  • Parthenon, Athens: 13.72 m (45 ft). The Parthenon, Athens is taller than the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) by 2.42 m (7 ft 11.5 in).
  • Mount Rushmore Presidential Statue: 18 m (60 ft). The Mount Rushmore Presidential Statue is taller than the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) by 6.99 m (22 ft 11 in).

The endpoint matters: a roof, architectural tip and antenna can give different heights for the same structure. Use the named endpoint when comparing another landmark.

More structures, most looked up first

Published heights

11.3 m (37 ft)

The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) reaches 11.3 m (37 ft) from statue base to head (pedestal excluded).

Source: Kōtoku-in

Draw this height

13.35 m (44 ft)

The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) reaches 13.35 m (44 ft) from pedestal base to head.

Source: Wikipedia

Draw this height

Compared with the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in)

Draw The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) beside Hollywood Sign, Los AngelesDraw The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) beside Parthenon, AthensDraw The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) beside Mount Rushmore Presidential Statue

Browse things and places for more comparisons.

Cite this page
APAHeightvs. (2026, November 4). How tall is the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in)? 11.3 m (37 ft). https://heightvs.com/how-tall/great-buddha-of-kamakura
MLA“How Tall Is the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in)? 11.3 m (37 ft).” Heightvs, 4 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/great-buddha-of-kamakura.
Chicago“How Tall Is the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in)? 11.3 m (37 ft).” Heightvs. Last modified November 4, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/great-buddha-of-kamakura.
Link<a href="https://heightvs.com/how-tall/great-buddha-of-kamakura">How tall is the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in)? 11.3 m (37 ft) (Heightvs)</a>

For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: Kōtoku-in.

Draw yourself beside the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in)

Type your height once: you stand beside the Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) on one baseline, and every page on this site remembers it in this browser.

Open the full chart with me in it Save this picture

The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in), 11.3 m (37 ft), drawn to scale beside the Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles, 14 m (45 ft)