Kamakura
Yamanashi · 鎌倉Browse Yamanashi’s cultural heritage from the Kamakura period (1185 – 1333). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Discover Daizenji Main Hall (Yakushido), a National Treasure in Katsunuma, Yamanashi. This 13th-century Buddhist temple is the oldest wooden building in the Kanto region, home to grape-bearing Buddha statues, temple-made wine, and over 1,300 years of history.
Explore the National Treasure "Summer Mountain Landscape," a 12th-century Song Dynasty masterpiece housed at Tokyo National Museum. Learn about its journey from Imperial China to Mt. Minobu's Kuon-ji Temple, and discover the spiritual beauty of this UNESCO-worthy destination in Yamanashi, Japan.
A late-Kamakura Important Cultural Property in Kosuge, Yamanashi, this hall preserves rare Heian residential carpentry and shelters a hidden Nyoirin Kannon.
A 13th-century portrait of Bodhidharma in red robes, this Kōgaku-ji scroll bears an inscription by Rankei Dōryū and ranks among Japan's earliest ink paintings.