7 Historical Kamakura’s Jomyoji-ji Temple Steve Morton While most people flock to Kamakura’s more centrally located attractions, many great cultural gems including Jomyoji-ji temple..
9 Temples & Shrines Kamakura’s Joraku-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Joraku-ji Temple was established in 1237 by the 3rd Regent of the Kamakura Shogunate, Hojo Yasutoki who created the first set of..
10 Temples & Shrines En-no-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima En-no-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura enshrines the ten Kings of Hades—whom we meet when we die.
6 Traditional Visiting Great Buddha in Kamakura Elena Lisina Visiting the Great Buddha in Kamakura brings peace and serenity.
12 Religion Komyo-ji Temple of Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima Komyo-ji Temple is just a few steps from the sea, and the sea breeze here always seems to purify the temple’s precincts and vi..
18 Temples & Shrines Core of Kamakura, Hachimangu Shrine Takako Sakamoto Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine; the center of Kamakura, the first capital of the samurai.