About this location: Kamakura
Kamakura was Japan's capital from 1185–1333. The Great Buddha (Kotoku-in), Hasedera, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, the bamboo grove of Hokokuji, the Enoden train crossing, and Yuigahama/Shichirigahama coastlines make it a rare place to shoot history and sea together.
Key features
- Great Buddha at Kotoku-in — cast in 1252, an 11.4 m, 121-tonne bronze Amida Buddha; a National Treasure, with interior viewing available
- Hasedera — June hydrangeas (40 varieties, 2,500 plants), November illuminated maples, with sweeping views of Sagami Bay from the lookout
- Tsurugaoka Hachimangu — founded 1063; the Dankazura cherry-tree avenue, the Maiden stage, the great gingko (fell 2010, regrowing), and the lotus-filled Genji Pond
- Enoden Kamakurakokomae crossing — the «Slam Dunk» opening-credits landmark, with the level crossing in front of Enoshima across the sea
- Hokokuji — the «Bamboo Temple,» with a grove of 2,000 moso bamboo; sip matcha while photographing the silence
