One of Japan’s most famous buddha statues and contender for UNESCO World Heritage Site status, Kamakura’s Daibutsu (“Great Buddha”) dates...

ねこみち or Neko Michi.  I love the word. The translation is: cat path.  My mother-in-law taught me this word and it perfectly describes the...

New Year’s is Japan’s biggest holiday.  It is known as Oshougatsu. The New Year is a time to give thanks and receive blessings for the c...

Since my last blog was about coffee, it seems fitting that I should follow up with a blog about baked goods. Just when I think I have se...

Now for a topic dear to my heart: Coffee. The Japanese call it “Kohi”. Kamakura seems to have its thumb on the pulse of the coffee worl...

I’m from Colorado. It’s a landlocked state. It has over fifty mountain peaks higher than Mt. Fuji with tons of hiking trails and ski re...

In 2017, we were thinking that Kamakura might be a nice place to retire some day when the time came. Miho was convinced that I would lik...

You have to wonder how some of these old temples support the sheer weight of their roofs. Myohon-ji is a perfect example. Its tile roof...

This is about as cute as it gets, even if you’re not a train enthusiast. If you are a train enthusiast, this is a must-see. It opened i...

From the Kamakura Train Station, exit east and look left. You will see a giant red Torii gate marking the entrance to Kamakura’s famous ...