13 Noren - Beautiful Japanese Curtains Larry Knipfing Most Japanese noren curtains you see are machine-made and tacky, but some are so beautiful they will take your breath away
Enjoy Yuigahama Beach! Tomoko Kamishima Yuigahama Beach is just down the street from Hase Station on the Enoden Line. Because of this easy access, people enjoy summer until..
Culture Gokuraku Temple and Beach Walk Steve Morton Whilst the main temples of Kamakura are known to virtually everyone, many other less well known places are waiting to be discovered...
12 Enjoy Japanese Lotus in Kamakura Larry Knipfing If you visit Kamakura in the summer from mid-July to mid-August, drop in at Hachimangu Shrine, not to see the shrine, but the ..
17 Bonbori Matsuri Photos at Kamakura Jessica A Paje Bonbori-Matsuri (Bonbori Festival 雪洞祭) is composed of several rituals held from August 6th-8th. Enjoy the events and beauti..
Food Sweeten up at Casen Suwannee Payne Not far from Kenchō-ji temple, Kita Kamakura, is an authentic and lovely Japanese confectionery or wagashi (traditional Japane..
Shopping Sankai-do Souvenir Shop, Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima Sankai-do souvenir shop, located just in front of Kamakura Daibutsu (the Great Buddha), sells Japanese swords and various ninj..
Culture Kamakura Kencho-ji Temple in Spring Tomoko Kamishima Kencho-ji Temple was established as the first Zen-only training monastery in Japan starting in the late 1200s. In those days, there..