• Kamakura played one of the most important roles in Japanese politics during the Kamakura period, about 800 years ago.
  • The greatest of Kamakura’s Zen temples is Kenchō-ji (建長寺), headquarters of the Rinzai sect and Japan’s oldest Zen training monastery.
  • Things to Do in Kamakura, Japan: See Tripadvisor's 31,632 traveler reviews and photos of Kamakura tourist attractions.
  • Sometimes called the Kyoto of eastern Japan, Kamakura offers numerous temples, shrines and other historical monuments. ... Links and Resources. Japanese.
  • Director of Kamakura Mind — Experience Japan in Kamakura, ancient capital of Japan, 1 hr from Tokyo, cradle of Zen. 米国に約10年居住。
  • Kamakura (鎌倉, Kamakura, [kamakɯɾa]) officially Kamakura City (鎌倉市, Kamakura-shi) is a city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan.
  • A unique option is the Shonan Monorail, which connects Kamakura to the nearby island of Enoshima. Operating since 1970, it was Japan's first suspended monorail.
  • Kamakura, Japan: Step back in time to the ancient capital of Kamakura, a historic city located just south of Tokyo, Japan.
  • This 700-year-old building is the burial site and temple of the grandfather of the first Ashikaga shogun (samurai) in Kamakura, Japan.
  • Kamakura (鎌倉) is sometimes referred to as the Kyoto of Eastern Japan, Kamakura is a popular day-trip region located 50 kilometers south of Tokyo.