A centuries-old shrine near Tokyo held an annual festival on Thursday to burn New Year decorations, such as straw festoons ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture—Mehta Bharat, operating out of a 100-year-old house in this ancient capital outside Tokyo, is spreading the charms of spice in Japan and abroad. Bharat, the ...

Kentaro Hayashi, right, who continues humanitarian aid work in Myanmar, offers prayers in memory of the earthquake victims and for an end to the civil war, at Kotoku-in temple, home of the Great ...

Kamakura’s classic atmosphere, ocean view, and a variety of gourmet attractions make it a popular tourist destination for day trips from Tokyo. Only about an hour from Tokyo on the Enoshima Electric ...

Mark Schumacher's home in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, requires a journey, both on foot and for the spirit. Turn right after the grounds of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine and follow a gravel path ...

Riders in samurai costumes galloped through the precincts of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in a display of yabusame (mounted archery), as the Kamakura Festival returned for the first time in four years ...