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Kamakura served as a spiritual hub of Zen Buddhism and a center of samurai devotion. Kenchō-ji, the city’s oldest and most ...
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Under the Kamakura shogunate, five temples (gozan ... retains the spiritual and architectural traditions of its founding era. A visit to Kenchōji offers a vivid sense of Zen temple design ...
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Hasedera or the Hasedera Temple has a long history; it is said that this old temple was established in 736, long before the Kamakura period (1192–1333). The principal image of Hasedera is an ...
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During the peak blooming period, which lasts about three weeks ... there's an observation deck that offers sweeping views of the sea and the cityscape of Kamakura. On clear days, you can even see as ...
The government is set to launch a new “digital archive strategy” aimed at preserving and promoting Japan’s trove of such ...