YAWATA, Kyoto Prefecture--Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine here is a government-designated national treasure, but it is also home to a relatively unknown monument dedicated to Thomas Edison (1847-1931).

Returning to the road, our route next traverses the Kobukurozaka, a steep pass over the hills and into the central part of the city near Kamakura’s main shrine, the Tsurugaoka Hachimangū.

In a notice dated Feb 4 issued to one of the shops there sighted by StarMetro, DBKL had ordered the owner to move the shrine into the premise within 14 days, citing Section 46(1)(a) of the Street ...