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The Great Buddha of Kamakura

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

The Nagoe Pass.

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Kamakura's Seven Entrances

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

The Sixteen Wells and stone Buddhist statues.

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Sixteen Wells

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

The okumiya or "inner shrine" of Zeniarai Benten.

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Zeniarai Benten Shrine

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

The gates of Nobuko Yoshiya's house-turned-museum.

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Yoshiya Nobuko Memorial Museum

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

The Harakiri Yagura, the site of Hōjō Takatoki's suicide.

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Harakiri Yagura

Access to this hidden site of a 14th-century mass suicide is prohibited, unless it is to pray for the dead.

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Chikaramochiya

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

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Hansobo Shrine

A mountaintop shrine-temple guarded by a horde of half-demon priests.

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Mandarado Burial Grottoes

An eerie cluster of medieval cave-like tombs carved out of a cliff, hidden in a historic mountain pass.

Japanese stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus).

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‘Insect Mound’

Nestled among the bamboos in a temple complex, this art installation serves as a unique memorial to insects.

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Muryōju-in Temple Site

Home to 800-year-old zen basin, a 400-year-old pilgrim’s path, and a century-old industrial grotto.

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Hōjō-Komachi Archaeological Remains

The preserved ruins of the Hōjō clan’s palatial estate, hidden in the basement of a tourist information center.

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Grave of Yasujirō Ozu

The legendary Japanese filmmaker’s tombstone is marked by a single letter meaning “nothing," and bottles of sake.

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Ryuko-Myojin Shrine

Once upon a time in Kamakura, a five-headed dragon fell in love with an Indian water goddess.

Six Ksitigarbhas of Yuigahama

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Six Ksitigarbhas of Yuigahama

These statues are dedicated to the damned souls of those executed centuries ago on the beautiful Yuigahama beach.

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