Last month we introduced Emperor Go-Daigo (1288-1339) and his bold but doomed revolt against the bakufu, the military government ruling in remote Kamakura while he reigned powerless in Kyoto ...

Rows of cherry trees stand along the approach to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. More than 170 trees are now at peak bloom.

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Young and naïve Akiko (Mitsuki Takahata) marries quirky mystery novelist Masakazu Isshiki (Masato Sakai) and they move to Kamakura, a magical place where humans and supernatural creatures live ...