Though adults might find the cages small and pitiful, kids sure love feeding the two peacocks on display at Kosoku-ji. And they are very well-fed birds, as beside the temple is a kindergarten.
Photo of the Day: Spring is Springing
There's nothing like a bit of brilliant green to get a body pumped for spring. This verdant ground covering is from Kosoku-ji, a particularly be-gardened temple near Hase Station.
Photo of the Day: Gentle Curves
Kosoku-ji isn't one of Kamakura's better-known temples, but it has a lot going for it. To begin with, it's got gardens. Huge, beautiful gardens. The plum trees just finished, but now the cherry and peach are in bloom, plus at least two or three other varieties of flowering trees. It's also got history. Okay—all the … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Gentle Curves
Photo of the Day: Cave Priest
Kamakura is a pretty spooky place. It's really not surprising, considering the bloodshed that took place in and around the city. Being the capital of a shogunate that had violently wrenched power away from Kyoto—the imperial capital of Japan—and which had enemies near and far, bent on revenge and thirsty for power, well, something was … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Cave Priest
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