The cherry blossoms herald the full arrival of spring in Japan. In celebration ... and the first day on the job for young recruits. In Kamakura, the cherry blossoms typically begin coming out around ...

Visiting shrines and temples in Kamakura remains highly popular, with the city with a population of 170,000 attracting 20 million tourists annually. In this episode, we take an early spring trip ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture--In the late afternoon one weekday in early September, dozens of tourists crowded around a railway crossing here, a pilgrimage site for fans of the popular ...