12 Culture Kamakura Camera - Hasedera Temple Peter Oxley A brief survey of one of Kamakura's most endearing temples, founded from a log washed up on a beach thirteen hundred years ago.
Culture Inside the Kamakura Daibutsu Cordelia Ding Are you planning to visit Kamakura as a side trip from Tokyo? If so, it must mean that you will visit the Daibutsu, or the Gr...
9 Culture Kamakura Camera - Zeniarai Benten Shrine Peter Oxley Established on the premise of a dream by the shogun to bring peace and prosperity to the land, Zeniarai Benten offers visitor...
Culture Kamakura Beach Bon Odori Festival Kim The Kamakura Beach Bon Odori Festival was first held in 2013, and the event combines traditional and lively Japanese folk dan...
8 Culture Kamakura Camera - The Great Buddha Peter Oxley The author takes a look at the Great Buddha in its historical and cultural context to give you a deeper appreciation of this ...
Culture Ofuna Kannon Temple in Kamakura Nathan Eden Ofuna Kannon is an immense, striking white statue which overlooks the Ofuna Station area and offers protection for those who ...
6 Culture Choju-ji Temple in Kamakura Lily Chojyu Temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture is a temple built by Ashikaga Motouji to mourn the death of his father, Ashika...
Culture Myoho-ji Temple in Kamakura Peter Sidell Close to Tokyo in Kanagawa prefecture, Kamakura is Japan's ancient capital, home to scores of Buddhist temples. Myoho-ji is o...
Culture Small Town, Great History: Kamakura Italian in Japan (L. Maurizi) Kamakura is an ancient city that has its history tied with that of Japan. Throughout the centuries this cultural and historic...
18 Culture Core of Kamakura, Hachimangu Shrine Takako Sakamoto Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine; the center of Kamakura, the first capital of the samurai.