Starting in September, the Kamakura city government put a security guard at the crossing between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays, sharing expenses with Enoshima Electric Railway. Previously ...

I can’t believe it!” There are public facilities in Kamakura. The city government maintains 39 public restrooms around town. A city official said building more facilities “is difficult with ...

Kamakura's history begins in the late 12th century ... a tropical contrast to the city's traditional architecture. Townies from Tokyo flock here regularly, trading the oppressive city heat ...

This time we visit Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture. The site of Japan's capital 800 years ago, this historic city is filled with shrines and temples. Surrounded by mountains and the sea ...

Kamakura is located in Kanagawa Prefecture, an hour from Tokyo by train. The city was founded 800 years ago as the first capital in Japan built by the samurai class.