There’s no better way to start your Kamakura adventure than by just diving straight in, with so much to see and do while in this historic city you have no time to waste.
Head straight to Kencho-ji temple, the oldest temple in Kamakura and one of Japan’s top ranked zen Buddhist sites, and the number one Buddhist temple in Kamakura.
Although over the years the temple has shrunk in size, what it lacks in grandeur it makes up for in history.
Founded in 1253 during the Kencho Era, the temple once boasted an incredible 49 sub temples to its name.
These days only a limited number of the several halls and sub-temples still exist, so you can really gather the magnitude of this religious mecca.
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