Engakuji is a complex of temples filling a scenic valley above the JR train tracks near Kita-Kamakura Station. The tracks actually cut through the traditional approach to the temple, leaving the two ...

The grounds of Kamakura’s shrines and temples are rich in color throughout the year. As summer fades, bush clover and red spider lilies bloom, followed by the golden glow of ginkgo trees and the fiery ...

Kamakura, surrounded by hilly terrain on three sides and facing the sea to the south, has surprisingly little flat land for a city that was the seat of government 800 years ago during the Kamakura ...

Although Kyoto served as Japan’s capital before the imperial residence was moved to Tokyo in the 19th century, for roughly 150 years the real seat of power was located in the city of Kamakura. Many of ...

The stone steps and bell tower of Jochiji Temple, the "temple matchmaking" event location, are seen in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 5, 2017. (Mainichi) KAMAKURA, Kanagawa -- A November ...

Kentaro Hayashi, right, who continues humanitarian aid work in Myanmar, offers prayers in memory of the earthquake victims and for an end to the civil war, at Kotoku-in temple, home of the Great ...