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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kamakura

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kamakura, Japan

Updated May 8, 2023

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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.
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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