Historic villa in Hayama to open as holiday rental

The villa pictured in 2015, before the restoration.

A historic 1920s villa in Hayama has been restored and will open up as a short-term holiday rental next month.

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Kamakura Museum of Modern Art at risk of demolition

Kamakura Museum of Modern Art 1

The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama is facing possible demolition as the prefecture has decided not to renew the land lease with the landowner (the nearby Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu shrine). The prefecture's difficult financial situation has meant that they cannot continue to operate the museum and it is scheduled to close at the end of March 2016.Read more