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Kamakura

Kamakura

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Number of Chapters: 10

Length: 01 hour and 54 minutes

Language: English

'Kamakura is nothing if she has no history, writes Japanese novelist, poet, and essayist Yone Noguchi. At the turn of the 20th century, Kamakura was, as it is today, a commercialized coastal resort, a short train journey away from Tokyo. But Kamakura was once the most populous settlement in Japan and, in the middle ages, the seat of several major Buddhist sects. In this short book of meditative essays and poetry, Noguchi sets out to recover Kamakura's rich history in visits to its most important temples and shrines. The final essay is written by Noguchi's contemporary and friend, the American Japanophile, Lafcadio Hearn.
(Summary by Phil Benson)

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By the Engakuji Shrine (Phil Benson)
The Temple of Silence (Phil Benson)
A Legend of the Buddha's Tooth (Phil Benson)
By a Buddha Temple (Phil Benson)
Undiscovered Kamakura (Phil Benson)
The Wonder of Bronze (Phil Benson)
By the Daibutsu at Kamakura (Phil Benson)
Nichiren (Phil Benson)
The Hachiman Shrine (Phil Benson)
Enoshima by Lafcadio Hearn (Phil Benson)
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