Vol.17:Kamakura city

Hi, today let talk about Kamakura city briefly.

Kamakura city is one of the historical city in Japan. Also my home city.
Kamakura city belongs to Kanagawa prefecture and is next to Tokyo metropolis.
The population is about 172,000 people.

About 1000 years ago, Kamakura was capital of Japan.
We call the period  "Kamakura period".
It had continued from 1185 to 1333.
After that, it came to "Muromachi period".

Kamakura is famous for tourist spot.
Because Kamakura has a lot of attractions.
There are a lot of temples, shrines, historical building, delicious foods.
Recently a lot of tourist from other countries comes to Kamakura.
Sometimes I walk around main area of Kamakura, I'm surprised about a lot of foreign tourist.

For Japanese, Kamakura is also famous for enjoy sea bathing.
There are a lot of people to enjoy sea bathing in Kamakura.

Kamakura has a lot of fascinating aspects.
If you have opportunity to come to Japan, you must visit Kamakura!

If you have any question about Kamakura or others.
Please feel free to comment.

See you!