Colored glass slide photo. From the collection of Japanese images of James A. B. Scherer. He was the president of the Throop College of Technology (former name of the California Institute of ...

Finally, no discussion of Kamakura’s plum blossoms would be complete without mentioning the temple of Hasedera, located near the famous Great Buddha of Kamakura. Around 40 plum varieties bloom ...

The city of Kamakura is one of Japan’s ancient capitals ... Throughout it all, the great Buddha remained standing. Take a good long look at the statue during your visit, but don't bother ...

This British couple say they went to see a temple and are planning to check out Kamakura's iconic attraction: the Great Buddha. They plan to spend about 4,000 pounds, or 5,000 dollars, during ...