Sunset at Shichiriga-hama Beach Tomoko Kamishima Sunset at Shichiriga-hama Beach: Drive along Route 134 to find a cozy sunset spot, Shichiriga-hama Beach, sitting just before ..
11 Culture Kamakura Zuisen-ji Temple in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima Priest Muso Soseki built this rock garden at Zuisen-ji Temple in Kamakura for his Zen practice, and it shows his strict and se..
12 Shopping Kamakura’s Flower Basket Shop Tomoko Kamishima Hanakago Ishihara, situated near Daibutsu, sells an assortment of bamboo baskets. Cute little flowers are simply decorated in amber..
15 Kamakura Museum of Literature Tomoko Kamishima In the museum garden of Kamakura Museum of Literature, 221 roses (186 varieties) burst into bloom in mid May. Here was originally..
11 Activities Kamakura’s Gion-yama Hiking Trail Tomoko Kamishima This is the shortest trail, and the closest one from JR Kamakura Station among all the Kamakura hiking trails. The trail traverses..
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..
12 Culture Sugimoto Dera's "Nio" Statues Larry Knipfing I love to visit Kamakura's Sugimoto Dera, mainly for the great unobstructed view at its main gate of the pair of "Nio" guardian..
10 Culture Kamakura’s Zuisen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Zuisen-ji Temple has a Zen rock garden designed by Muso Soseki who was not only a high level Zen Buddhist monk but also a Zen artist...
