Kamakura 🇯🇵

鎌倉 · 14 places

Temples in the hills, a beach, and an anime level crossing.

Anime in Kamakura

Frames you can stand inside

Vibrant street scene in Kamakura, Japan, showcasing a train crossing bustling streets filled with onlookers.

Kamakura Kōkōmae Crossing

Shichirigahama · Kamakura · Anime

The level crossing from the Slam Dunk opening.

Landmarks in Kamakura

The ones worth the crowd

Majestic Great Buddha statue in open-air at Kamakura, Japan under a clear blue sky.

Kōtoku-in Great Buddha

Hase · Kamakura · Landmarks

A bronze Buddha that has sat outdoors since a tsunami took its hall.

People strolling along Kamakura beach, Japan on a cloudy day, with scenic ocean waves and distant hills.

Yuigahama Beach

Yuigahama · Kamakura · Landmarks

A wide grey-sand beach at the end of the shrine avenue.

Fishing boats rest on Kamakura beach, Japan during a sunny day, capturing coastal life.

Shichirigahama

Shichirigahama · Kamakura · Landmarks

Enoshima on the left, Fuji straight ahead.

Scenic coastal road near Enoshima Island, with clear blue sky and ocean view in Japan.

Enoshima

Enoshima · Kamakura · Landmarks

A small island you can walk to, with caves underneath.

Culture in Kamakura

Shrines, palaces and quiet rooms

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.

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.

Food in Kamakura

Markets, counters and late kitchens

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

Komachi-dōri

Komachi · Kamakura · Food

The eating street from the station to the shrine.

Quieter corners of Kamakura

2 places most visitors walk past

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

Hōkoku-ji

Kamakura East · Kamakura · Culture

Two thousand bamboo stems and a tea house among them.

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

Zeniarai Benzaiten

Sasuke · Kamakura · Culture

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

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