Statue of the Daibutsu Buddha and Lotus at one of the many temples in Kamakura, Japan.

Statue of Kanon, Japanese female Bodhisattva, and a shrine at one of the many Kamakura temples.

Zen temple and sacred bamboo forest at Kamakura.

Watching a pigeon with a Zen monk.

Richard and Patricia drinking ceremonial Japanese tea
with their hosts, Maki Shimamura and Mitose Komura.

Photographs by Richard Katz, Maki Shimamura and Mitose Komura.