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Close-up of numerous small stone Buddha statues at Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura, Japan.

Hase-dera

Hase · Kamakura · Culture

A hillside of hydrangeas over Sagami Bay.

Explore the serene pathway leading to a traditional Japanese gate at Kencho-Ji Temple in Kamakura.

Tsurugaoka Hachimangū

Yukinoshita · Kamakura · Culture

The shrine the whole town was laid out around.

Explore the serene pathway leading to a traditional Japanese gate at Kencho-Ji Temple in Kamakura.Hidden gem

Hōkoku-ji

Kamakura East · Kamakura · Culture

Two thousand bamboo stems and a tea house among them.

Explore the serene pathway leading to a traditional Japanese gate at Kencho-Ji Temple in Kamakura.

Meigetsu-in

Kita-Kamakura · Kamakura · Culture

A perfectly round window looking onto the back garden.

A stunning view of the Sanmon Gate at Engaku-ji Temple in Kamakura, Japan.

Engaku-ji

Kita-Kamakura · Kamakura · Culture

A Zen monastery filling a whole wooded valley.

Explore the serene pathway leading to a traditional Japanese gate at Kencho-Ji Temple in Kamakura.

Kenchō-ji

Kita-Kamakura · Kamakura · Culture

Japan’s first Zen training monastery, with a trail out the back.

Discover the sacred entrance of Zeniarai Benten Shrine in Kamakura, Japan.Hidden gem

Zeniarai Benzaiten

Sasuke · Kamakura · Culture

Enter through a tunnel and wash your money in the spring.

Serene view of a traditional Japanese shrine entrance in Kamakura, Japan, surrounded by nature.

Enoshima Shrine

Enoshima · Kamakura · Culture

Three shrines climbing the island, to a naked Benzaiten.

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