Local News: Kamakura, Japan 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Kamakura, Japan News

Local news for Kamakura, Japan continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Sunday Jun 28 | San Francisco Examiner

Lords of the Samurai at the Asian Art Museum

From the epic films of Kurosawa, to hyperbolic Hollywood action films, to kitschy cartoons the legend and lore of the samurai continues to permeate the pop cultural imagination.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Japan, Sports

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Japan Times

Where it's ATGlobal torch run lights up day for Kamakura children

In a tranquil neighborhood surrounded by green mountains in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, near a trickling brook and houses with colorful gardens, a group of excited children, aged 4 and 5, emerged from Kobato Nursery school, and headed for a nearby park.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Japan,

Mon Jun 22, 2009

James' Empty Blog

Dogs and Demons

The latest in my occasional forays into reading Japanalia-related literature is the widely-discussed " Dogs and Demons " by Alex Kerr .

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Art Daily

Notable Japanese Mandalas Go on View at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Diamond World Mandala . Kamakura period , 13th century. Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, overall with mounting: 84 1/2 x 47 3/8 ; image: 46 11/16 x 38 7/8 in.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Japan, Painting, Arts

Wed Jun 10, 2009

James' Empty Blog

[jules' pics]

Even for those who don't appreciate ajisai sufficiently this is a precious shot of a a famous view at Megetsuin in Kita-Kamakura. It was taken at 8.25am yesterday, just before the full bloom was announced on the TV.

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News

Fri May 29, 2009

The Japan Times

Simple, refined French in Ebisu

If you don't have the luxury of an expense account, A ta Gueule, a tiny French hideaway in Ebisu, promises a gourmet experience that won't break the bank.

Comment?

Related Topix: Life, Gourmet, French Cuisine, Dining, Vegetables, World News, Japan,

Fri May 15, 2009

The Kyoto Shimbun News

Consecration Ceremony for Restored Mandala

On May 10, Kongourinji Temple performed a "Kaigen" consecration service for the restored reproduction of the early-Kamakura Period silk-based color painting "Diamond World Mandala with Eighty One Buddhas," an Important Cultural Property.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Japan, Painting, Arts

Sat May 09, 2009

Asahi Shimbun

'Play along' tactic thwarts cons

In the ongoing battle of wits with telephone fraudsters, police have deployed a tactic using potential victims to make suckers out of the con artists.

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News

Thu May 07, 2009

Physics in Medicine and Biology lates...

The reproducibility of a HeadFix relocatable fixation system:...

The reproducibility of a HeadFix relocatable fixation system: analysis using the stereotactic coordinates of bilateral incus and the top of the crista galli obtained from a serial CT scan Etsuo Kunieda et al 2009 Phys.

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News

Tue May 05, 2009

The Japan Times

Go with the flow at classic 'sento'

Not simply as a means to get clean, "sento," or public baths, have traditionally been places where communication flowed.

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News

Sat Apr 25, 2009

Nucleic Acids Research

Detection of siRNA administered to cells and animals by using a...

Tel: +81 467 46 9590; Fax: +81 467 48 6595; Email: furuichi{at}genecare.co.jp Received September 9, 2008.

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News

Sat Apr 18, 2009

The Japan Times

On the trail of the ancients

Today, most visitors to Kamakura reach the former shogun's capital by rail. But the railway was not blasted through hills until 1889, and in shogunal days travelers arrived via the seven kiridoshi, passes cut through hills as entrances to the city.

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News,

Tue Apr 14, 2009

Wordpress.tokyotimes.org

Heroic horse homage

There are shrines all over Japan devoted to all kinds of concerns, whether it be a fat wallet or even fertility , but it's probably worth hazarding a guess that there are hardly any that house a horse - or at least a reasonably realistic recreation of one.

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News

Fri Apr 03, 2009

WIAT-TV Birmingham

Tokyo and Kyoto for Kids and Adults

This list contains attractions and accommodations that we enjoyed from our Dec 2008 Trip to Japan with our 7 year old daughter.

Comment?

Related Topix: Kyoto, Japan Travel, Travel, Family, World News, Japan Travel, Japan, Kids,

Sun Mar 29, 2009

James' Empty Blog

Thank you for smoking

Late to the party as ever, but I thought that those involved in the "climate debate" might find this film amusing.

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News,

Wed Mar 11, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

On the road with Japan's biggest rock band

We follow one of Japan's biggest rock bands as they abandon the bright lights of Yokohama for a gig at a castle in the country Asian Kung-Fu Generation ... the band that Noel Gallagher told to 'keep rocking'. ...

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Japan, Asia, Pop/Rock, Asian Kung-Fu Generation,

Mon Mar 09, 2009

Associated Content

Hase Temple -- Kamakura, Japan

You could literally spend a day or two exploring some of Kamakura's more famous temples, but if you're looking for something culturally unique, there's one temple - Hasedera or Hase Kannon Temple - which offers ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News, Home Gardening, Home

Sat Mar 07, 2009

Daily Yomiuri

13-year-old certified as weather forecaster

A 13-year-old boy passed the weather forecaster certificate exam, it was announced Friday.

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News, Meteorology, Science

Mon Mar 02, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bold and the beautiful

This little-known Korean art form may be simple in style but its messages are far from naive, writes Steve Meacham.

Comment?

Related Topix: Japan, World News, Arts, Painting

Sat Jan 24, 2009

Variety.com

Zen

A Kadokawa Pictures release and presentation of a Twins Japan, Zen Prod. Committee production.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Kora, World News, Japan,

↑ Back to top

More Kamakura, Japan News

Archives

Read more articles in the Kamakura, Japan News Archives.

For up to the minute news, check out the Kamakura, Japan News Wire.

Want to add Kamakura, Japan News headlines to your web site? Get the widget here.

RSS icon mobile icon

Kamakura, Japan Photos

Vote on and add your comments to the latest Kamakura, Japan photos from around the world

Kamakura, Japan News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Kamakura, Japan News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

Topix Featured Game

Dream Day Wedding: Viva Las Vegas

With a lavish Las Vegas resort as your backdrop, plan a Dream Day Wedding in this exciting Seek and Find masterpiece!

Also on Topix