Culture Shonan Marketta 2023 Jul 1st - 2nd 2023 Past Event The Shonan Marketta is a fun, food-based event which is set to include over two dozen stalls selling a variety of tasty treats,..
Culture Amongst the Blues Reynald Ventura I got the idea of planting a hydrangea shrub after a visit to Meigetsuin Temple in Kamakura a few years ago. Meigetsuin Temple..
9 Culture Kamakura-gu Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura-gu offeres two types of talisman against evil: A red wooden statue of a lion's head, and a simple white samurai statue..
11 Museums World Beer Museum, Yokohama Larry Knipfing The World Beer Museum, located in the Dockyard area of Landmark Tower, is not really a museum at all. It's a restaurant that..
Culture Yokohama Triennale 2017 Aug 4th - Nov 5th 2017 Past Event The Yokohama Triennale 2017, which runs until November 5th, brings into discussion the ideas of connectivity and isolation.
7 Culture Colourful Sights in Jomyo-ji Temple Steve Morton Having recently stumbled across Kamakura’s Jomyo-ji temple earlier in the year, I decided to return in the hope of seeing some..
10 Temples & Shrines Kamakura's Ankokuron-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Ankokuron-ji is another of the many Nichiren sect temples in Kamakura. Located in the quiet Omachi area of the city, it is situated..