"We had hoped that when COVID ended, people would come back to the sea," said a Kamakura city tourism division official, looking at the data. "Before, summer leisure meant a trip to the beach ...

By the Kamakura period (1185–1333), these fragrant blossoms had become beloved by samurai and commoners alike. In Kamakura, plum blossoms begin to bloom from late January through mid-March ...

remaining both the geographical and cultural center of Kamakura. Wakamiya-ōji street, the north-south running approach to the shrine stretching from the sea, forms the axis around which the city ...

Kamakura, a beautiful historic seaside town, has a garbage problem: seaweed that starts to smell if it isn't disposed of. Culinary researcher Yano Fukiko has come up with a use for it. She gathers ...

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, Kanagawa Prefecture--Once a prominent film town, local officials want the ancient capital back in the spotlight as a setting for TV dramas and films. They have started a film commission ...

Kamakura’s approach to credit risk centres around innovative data analysis. This, and the wealth of data at its disposal, offers more accurate default probability reports and fiscal predictions ...