Sobre este lugar: Kamakura
Kamakura fue capital de Japón de 1185 a 1333. El Gran Buda (Kotoku-in), Hasedera, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, el bosque de bambú de Hokokuji, el paso a nivel del tren Enoden y las costas de Yuigahama/Shichirigahama: un raro lugar para fotografiar historia y mar juntos.
Aspectos destacados
- 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
