Temple Path
Sugimoto-dera Temple
Said to be the oldest temple in Kamakura, reached by a flight of moss-covered stone steps.
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Valley Path
Egara Tenjin Shrine
The god of learning, just inside the valleys from Wakaremichi, with a memorial built by manga artists.
Valley Path
Kamakura-gu Shrine
A shrine to Prince Morinaga, founded by order of Emperor Meiji. Locals call it Otonomiya.
Valley Path
Site of Yofuku-ji Temple
The site of a great temple built by Yoritomo. The district name “Nikaido” comes from here.
Valley Path
Zuisen-ji Temple
At the far end of the valleys: Muso Soseki’s rock garden and flowers in every season.
Valley Path
Grave of Minamoto no Yoritomo (Hokkedo site)
The hillside where Yoritomo rests, looking down on the site of his shogunate in Okura.
Sea Path
Yuigahama Beach
Straight down Wakamiya-oji avenue to the sea: the Sea Path, at the end of a day in the valleys.
Temple Path
Jomyo-ji Temple
Fifth of Kamakura’s Five Great Zen Temples. Sit quietly over a dry landscape garden at the Kisenan tearoom.
Temple Path
Hokoku-ji Temple
The “bamboo temple,” with a grove of more than a thousand moso bamboo. Stop for tea among the stalks.