On an ancient tomb in Kamakura, Japan Kamakura is an ancient capital about 1000 years ago. There are many beautiful temples and gardens, so one of the famous spots for sightseeing, as well as Nara and Kyoto in Japan. What is the specific attractiveness of Kamakura that the other places never have? I think it is an atmosphere that comes from characteristic geology that is mainly composed of tuff. Tuff is a kind of stone that is soft and easy to process, therefore ancient people made many caves and tunnels in Kamakura. Especially ancient people often used the caves of tuff as a tomb. Kamakura is a narrow place enclosed by mountains by three sides and sea by the rest one side. Therefore Kamakura people were believed to be not able to make usual tombs in flat land, instead, they make tomb in the tuff wall outside of the city. The tombs in caves named "Yagura", and still you can see Yagura everywhere in Kamakura. For example, Mandara Yagura-do is one of the biggest aggregation of Yagura. This place is not always opened but 10 am to 4 pm every Saturday and Sunday (and also Monday if it is a public holiday) in a decided term. The next term is from October 19th to December 15th in 2019. The term and other detailed information are announced in HP of Zushi city of Kanagawa prefecture, and there are English pages in https://www.city.zushi.kanagawa.jp/global-image/units/125114/1-20181015105034.pdf. The charge for the entrance is free, but a donation may be recommended for maintenance of the heritage. Besides this Mandara Yagura-do, you can see many Yagura along hiking corse around Kamakura.