Kamakura’s Ten’en Hiking Trail: Nature, History, and Seasonal Foliage

Ten’en Pass in early summer. (© Harada Hiroshi)

Sweeping views of Kamakura below. (© Harada Hiroshi)

The weathered Jūō-iwa underworld judges. (© Harada Hiroshi)

Shudaruki Yagura. Faint traces of red ochre remain on the tomb’s ceiling. (© Harada Hiroshi)

Buddhist motifs common in Kamakura are in evidence at Hyakuhachi Yagura. (© Harada Hiroshi)

Fiery leaves in the Shishimai Valley just below the Ten’en Pass. (© Harada Hiroshi)

Hōjō Kubi Yagura, where the remains of Hōjō clan leaders were concealed. (© Harada Hiroshi)

The impressive rock garden at Zuisenji, in place since the Kamakura period, is a nationally designated place of scenic beauty. (© Harada Hiroshi)