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..
Food Purple Sweet Potato Soft-Serve [Location Closed] Cordelia Ding In Kamakura, there are many shops that sell soft serve ice-cream; "Imo Yoshi" (いも吉館) is one of these quaint little ice-cre..
Culture Kamakura Calling Pete Martin A visit to Kamakura, which was once the seat of the first feudal government in Japan
23 Culture 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.
18 Culture Core of Kamakura, Hachimangu Shrine Takako Sakamoto Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine; the center of Kamakura, the first capital of the samurai.
Activities In Video: Exploring Kamakura Corinna David Have a different experience outside Tokyo for a day at Kamakura by having a food tour and paying a visit to the Great Buddha.
Shopping Kamakura Ume Cider Cordelia Ding Just as Naoshima is famous for its Shio (salt) cider, Kamakura is famous for its Ume (plum) flavored cider. Plum is grown locally..
Activities Hidden Kamakura 4 Steve Morton For anyone who has done all three of Kamakura’s famous hikes then fear not because this amazing city has yet another interesti..
