Kamakura, Home of the Samurai is a grouping of historic sites concentrated in and around the Japanese city of Kamakura, near Tokyo. The city gave its name to the Kamakura shogunate which governed the
Sign in Kamakura advocating inscription on the World Heritage List (2007)
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
Approach to Jufuku ji, Kamakura
Kenchoji Main Complex
Engaku-ji
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Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji, is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kam
The stairs leading to the Sanmon
Drawing of Engaku-ji from the Shinpen Kamakurashi
The Sanmon (main gate)
Emperor Fushimi's calligraphy on top of the Sanmon