9 Gardens & Parks Kamakura's Wakamiya-oji Street Larry Knipfing The raised walkway is lined with cherry trees and lanterns and makes for a very pleasant outing year-round. Take your time, look..
Culture Kamakura's Shichifukujin Pilgrimage Helen Langford Visit eight temples and shrines in the Kamakura-Enoshima area while gathering goshuin seal stamps for each of the seven gods of..
Historical The Making of Kamakura Daibutsu - 2 Tomoko Kamishima In this second article, we’ll look at some of the unique physical features of Kamakura Daibutsu and what they mean.
Historical The Goddess of the White Robe Larry Knipfing The Goddess of Mercy of the White Robe is pure white and sits high up on a hill overlooking Ofuna Station.
8 Culture Meigetsuin Temple’s Hydrangeas Steve Morton Come and explore Kamakura’s Meigetsuin Temple where you can lose yourself amongst the bustling crowds and beautiful sea of vib..
13 Culture The Holy Light Reynald Ventura Trying out an old camera, I spent time walking towards Ofuna City and discovered Jochi-ji, a Zen temple in Kita-kamakura built in..
23 Historical Komainu Lion-like Statues Elena Lisina One can meet Komainu lion-like statues in many places in Japan, so they are one of the symbols of Shinto sacred places.
Historical Hase Kannon Temple in Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima At Hase Temple, you can take the opportunity to trace a picture of a Buddhist statue, or write Buddhist chants in Chinese kanji..