12 Gardens & Parks Kamakura’s Eisho-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Eisho-ji Temple has been a nunnery since it was established in 1636. The founder of this temple was a woman who once was Tokug..
Museums Sagamihara City Museum Lester Goh Recently celebrating its 20th anniversary, Sagamihara City Museum celebrates the city's rich history and culture, from her..
7 Culture Kamakura’s Kaizoji Temple Steve Morton For anyone wanting to venture a little off the beaten track, be sure to visit Kamakura’s Kaizoji Temple where you will find ma..
Museums Yokohama Museum of Cultural History Tomoko Kamishima The Yokohama Prefectural Museum of Cultural History features great exhibits and lovely architecture. Amazingly, the building survived..
10 Temples & Shrines 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 terminology..
Museums Mikasa Park Water Show, Yokosuka Jessica A Paje Tucked beyond the preserved Memorial Ship Mikasa are beautiful man-made water streams, fountains and a waterfall at Mikasa Park..
8 Culture Enoshima Island Sleiman Azizi Close to Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Enoshima Island is an easily overlooked tourist spot. Made famous by its shrines,..
Historical Kamakura’s Egara-tenjin Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Because Michizane was a plum lover, Egara-tenjin is adorned with plum blossom: the wooden gate, paper lanterns, a purification basin,..