Culture Kamakura by Bicycle Nicole Bauer Compared to the many times I went to explore the city by foot, I experienced Kamakura in a completely different way.
Shopping Kamakura Ryotan Minami Tanaka As a longtime resident of Kamakura, I would like to introduce to you one of my favorite antique shops. Kamakura Ryotan is a shop..
Culture Kita-kamakura’s Jochi-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Located deep in the forest in Kita-kamakura. Here is the best place for you to feel the true atmosphere of Zen simplicity.
Culture Lotus Ponds at Hachimangu Shrine Larry Knipfing If you happen to come to Japan in July or August, then I highly recommend you visit the two lotus ponds at Hachimangu Shrine in..
Culture Photographing Mt. Fuji from Beach Larry Knipfing As a former resident of Kamakura for almost 15 years, my favorite place to shoot Fuji has always been from Zaimokuza Beach in Kamakura...
Shopping Kamakura’s Sankai-do Tomoko Kamishima Are you interested in Samurai swords? Sankai-do is a sword shop that has been operating for more than 100 years in Kamakura. It..
Food Café Rencon [Closed] Heera Melrose-Woodman Since Kamakura’s sights are rather spread out, the central location of Café Rencon makes it an ideal place for sightseers to s..
Culture The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura [Closed] Harumi Inouye The wonderful Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, was opened in 1951 in Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. It was the first museum of modern..