8 Temples & Shrines Kamakura Camera - Tanabata Festival Peter Oxley Celebrations also take place at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura... Luckily, the skies were clear in Kamakura this year, so one can safely
8 Culture Kamakura Camera - Kuzuharagaoka Shrine Peter Oxley of the bafuku (tent city), which served as the de facto capital of the Kamakura... Toshimoto was executed as a rebel, an insurrectionist, by the Kamakura
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 Great Buddha.
8 Culture Kamakura Camera - Meigetsu-in Peter Oxley Nestled in the hills of Kita Kamakura, there's much to see and enjoy at Meigetsu-in: a sand garden, the moon window, caves, a stunning display of hydrangeas
10 Culture Kamakura Camera - Joichiji Temple Peter Oxley Tucked away in the hills of Kita Kamakura lies Joichiji, the Temple of Pure Wisdom.
10 Culture Kamakura Camera - Kenchoji Temple Peter Oxley political machinations and strategies dictated by the Hojo regents of the Kamakura... The oldest Zen temple in Kamakura, it was completed in the year 1253 under
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 Yabusame in Kamakura 2025 Mid - Late Apr Experience the Samurai spirit through horseback archery at the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura