Kamakura, Japan Summary

A small, relaxed town trapped between the sea and a circle of wooded hills one hour’s train ride south of Tokyo, KAMAKURA is steeped in history. Many of its 65 temples and 19 shrines were founded some eight centuries ago, when, for a brief and tumultuous period, this was Japan’s political and military centre. Its most famous sight is the Daibutsu, a glorious bronze Buddha surrounded by trees, but the town’s ancient Zen temples are equally compelling.