Culture & History

This temple is home to Japan’s largest wooden statue of the Kannon Bosatsu (Buddhist Goddess of Mercy) and popular amongst visitors for its beautiful garden.

The Great Buddha; the best sightseeing spot in Kamakura

A bamboo grove, a moss garden and matcha tea. Spend a day of tranquility surrounded by vivid greenery.

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is filled with nature and its tunnel of cherry blossoms is incredible

Kencho-ji Temple is Japan’s first Zen temple. Here you can quietly view the garden and experience meditation.

A grand Zen temple that has retained its charm from the Kamakura Era. It must be seen for its National Treasures and fall foliage

A popular power spot in Kamakura. Double your money by washing it!

Nicknamed the Hydrangea Temple, 2500 hydrangeas bloom at once in June

A shrine that helps in boosting good fortune at work and career promotion

A temple built in feudal times by a woman for women.

An out-of-the-way spot for hydrangeas and the starting point for The Pilgrimage for the Seven Lucky Gods in Kamakura and Enoshima

The rock garden is atypical for the Kamakura Era and is the sole example of its type surviving in Kamakura.