Since then, the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine has been worshipped as a guardian deity. Visiting shrines and temples in Kamakura remains highly popular, with the city with a population of 170,000 ...

Erin Nigl, a Kamakura local, has a favorite shrine for every season. “ . “It’s amazing during hydrangea season (June), but best to come early in the day. Fall is also cozy. It has a ...

“Azuma Kagami” (literally, “Mirror of the East”), a medieval Japanese text that chronicles the events of the Kamakura Shogunate ... Prefecture at Izusan shrine and the Kogoi-no-Mori ...