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Monk sings of tsunami plight in jazz

TOKYO, Japan - Shuko Katayama (front), a 71-year-old Buddhist monk from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, sings jazz featuring the plight of people in the March tsunami during a performance at Kenchoji temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 5, 2011.

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Bug lover erects monument to remember insects killed by humans

People attend a service at Kenchoji, a temple in Kamakura near Tokyo, on June 4, 2015, to mark the completion of a monument to insects killed by humans. The monument was erected by Takeshi Yoro, an anatomist known for his love of insects, who hopes it will not only console the souls of the insects he has collected over the years but encourage others to think about the environment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bug lover erects monument to remember insects killed by humans

People attend a service at Kenchoji, a temple in Kamakura near Tokyo, on June 4, 2015, to mark the completion of a monument to insects killed by humans. The monument was erected by Takeshi Yoro, an anatomist known for his love of insects, who hopes it will not only console the souls of the insects he has collected over the years but encourage others to think about the environment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The photograph is labeled L22 DAI BUTSU(SIDE). The thatched roof in the background is that of the kuri (priests' quarters). There are doors (still extant) in the Buddha's back. It is reported that these doors were donated by the subtemples of Kenchoji Temple in 1736. The exact date of this photograph is unknown.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐19‐0]

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Shrine and a pond

This may be Myoko Pond and the Onryo garden of Seizokuin, a subtemple of Enkakuji. Onryo is also called Ichigekitei. Seizokuin was moved from Kenchoji in the early ages. The facade is the Shariden, and the upper tier of the Shariden is done in Irimoya style, and the crossbeam is done in an arch.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number16‐47‐0]

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Monk sings of tsunami plight in jazz

TOKYO, Japan - Shuko Katayama (front), a 71-year-old Buddhist monk from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, sings jazz featuring the plight of people in the March tsunami during a performance at Kenchoji temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 5, 2011. (Kyodo)