Elegant pink flowers (flowering crabapple) bloom in mid April at Myohon-ji Temple. Although this temple is very close to JR Kamakura Station, it always maintains a tranquil beauty. The temple was established in 1260 at the place where one of the principle samurai in the Kamakura Shogunate had lived. The samurai was defeated in a political battle and killed in 1203. Later, his descendant built this temple to give solace to him.
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Tomoko Kamishima @tomoko.kamishima
Japan is a small island nation, but we have a huge number of surprising things to discover here. Many of these delights can be found when you step off the main street onto small side paths. I really enjoy studying about and researching various aspects of traditional Japanese culture, and then sha...
