Low-Impact Travel in Kamakura | Seeking Sustainable Destinations in Japan Worth Exploring | JJWalsh

Kamakura is a well-known and well-loved destination to many Japan residents and visitors, here are some tips for how to avoid crowds and seek out more sustainable options might be useful to you on your next trip. It is a very important destination for its heritage, history, traditions and religion- but it is also worth seeking out for its diversity of appeal and hippy, sustainable innovation vibe. https://youtu.be/v7-NkH7xS0g (Watch the video here.) There is so much to explore and I learn new things on each trip. This is a very simple introduction that I hope will point you in the right direction to dive into researching your next wonderful trip to this special place. In the video, I mentioned many visitors misunderstanding of the MANJI (Swastika) symbol at the pond that has been used in Buddhism for over 1500 years, but has been misrepresented during WW2 as a symbol of hate. Here is an interesting article about how T.K Nakagaki, a Buddhist monk from Japan started to share information about the symbol's original meaning of good fortune while in the US: https://www.lionsroar.com/226988-2/ (https://www.lionsroar.com/226988-2/ ) T.K Nakagaki's book available on Stone Bridge Press: https://www.stonebridge.com/catalog-2020/The-Buddhist-Swastika-and-Hitler's-Cross (https://www.stonebridge.com/catalog-2020/The-Buddhist-Swastika-and-Hitler's-Cross) + Kamakura Mind: Yukiyo Matsuzaki Smith + Marian Kinoshita interview 11/2020 https://youtu.be/qbHZIPUOQPw (https://youtu.be/qbHZIPUOQPw) Kamakura Mind Experiences and Concierge website: https://www.kamakuramind.com/ (https://www.kamakuramind.com/) + Kamakura by the sea: Helen Langford 2/2021 https://youtu.be/D7IH7zAPIoQ (https://youtu.be/D7IH7zAPIoQ) Inn by the sea website: https://innbytheseakamakura.com/ (https://innbytheseakamakura.com/) + Ingrid Fernandez of Baby Shaman Herbs interview 7/2020 https://youtu.be/nCm823ZxNvs (https://youtu.be/nCm823ZxNvs) Baby Shaman Herbs online shop: https://babyshaman.handcrafted.jp/ (https://babyshaman.handcrafted.jp/) Sho