10 Culture Serene Kita-Kamakura's Meigetsu-in Temple Josef Diermair Meigetsu-in, a small temple located in North-kamakura, has a really nice window.The window is round, which in Buddhist termin...
12 Culture Komyo-ji Temple of Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima Komyo-ji Temple is just a few steps from the sea, and the sea breeze here always seems to purify the temple’s precincts and v...
Culture Kamakura by Bicycle Nicole Bauer Compared to the many times I went to explore the city by foot, I experienced Kamakura in a completely different way.
Culture Kita-kamakura’s Jochi-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Located deep in the forest in Kita-kamakura. Here is the best place for you to feel the true atmosphere of Zen simplicity.
Culture Lotus Ponds at Hachimangu Shrine Larry Knipfing If you happen to come to Japan in July or August, then I highly recommend you visit the two lotus ponds at Hachimangu Shrine ...
Culture Photographing Mt. Fuji from Beach Larry Knipfing As a former resident of Kamakura for almost 15 years, my favorite place to shoot Fuji has always been from Zaimokuza Beach in...
Culture Ofuna Botanical Garden Jessica A Paje The Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Botanical Garden Flower Center, simply known as Ofuna Botanical Garden, is just 5-minutes from...
Culture Gokuraku Temple and Beach Walk Steve Morton Whilst the main temples of Kamakura are known to virtually everyone, many other less well known places are waiting to be disc...
Culture Kamakura Kencho-ji Temple in Spring Tomoko Kamishima Kencho-ji Temple was established as the first Zen-only training monastery in Japan starting in the late 1200s. In those days,...
13 Culture Shrine on a Hill: Kamakura Hansobo Larry Knipfing Hanzobo Shrine is much small and simpler than Kencho-ji, but can boast of a spectacular view, as well as some very beautiful ...