People in Kamakura City south of Tokyo are soaking up a sea of springtime pink. The cherry blossoms on the famous approach to ...

Kamakura City in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture, famous for the anime *Slam Dunk*, is currently suffering from overtourism as ...

The city government here, already battling overtourism at an anime-famous site, now has another overcrowded hotspot on its ...

The ancient coastal city of Kamakura south of Tokyo is an irresistible mix of sun, surf, temples and shrines. But the area is ...

Most people are well aware that the Edo shogunate’s seat of power was Edo Castle, but what of the Kamakura shogunate? The focus of NHK’s new historical taiga drama serial Kamakura-dono no 13-nin (The ...

A condominium development project near the site of a historic 13th-century shogun's office has sparked controversy in a popular Japanese tourist destination. The location, once central to the Hojo ...

People visit the historical drama museum that was set up at Kamakura Bunkakan Tsurugaoka Museum on the grounds of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine, in the Yukinoshita area of Kamakura. (Mainichi/Shigeyuki ...

The grounds of Kamakura’s shrines and temples are rich in color throughout the year. As summer fades, bush clover and red spider lilies bloom, followed by the golden glow of ginkgo trees and the fiery ...