Travel diary
Shiny Japan 2005
Day six - August 12
Woke up at 9 and got to Tokyo Station to get the Kamakura Free Pass which is slightly cheaper than buying a round-trip to Kamakura and an Enoden ticket. After spending some time in line of the ticket counter we finally board the Yokosuka Line bounding for ... (forgot the name, it was around Yokosuka) which was quite fast (even faster than the fastest train in Taiwan nowadays).
After about a hour of sleep and indiscriminate talking to my friend on the train we finally got to the old old former Japanese capital of KAMAKURA. There we were.
Old-fashioned and nostalgical streets and lots of temples to visit. Remembering all their names would surely take some hours at least if you're good at it and Kanjis. (I ain't good at remembering those temples).
After enjoying a great Curry we headed to Hachimangu Temple, as far as I know for the God of warriors... we decided for going on foot to the Zuisenji temple which took quite a while after visiting a pharmacy store with a cute old and very polite man who sold me a muscle pain soothing bottle of SALONPAS. It doesn't help much but a least a little more than a Placebo.
Zuisenji wasn't a mainstream temple at all. Maybe it was just in the guidebook for specialists. It turned out to be a more silent one in the hills hidden behind many many trees with a amazing view over the forest. We only saw two groups of Japanese visitors there...
Since we had no tour guide and I was tired to make it out, we obvioulsy haven't seen all hot spots. But this place was actually interesting too.
Heading back to Kamakura Station by bus I was astounded by the bus driver's memory (Female japanese wearing mask and gloves with the obligatory microphone.) Even though there were only 4 bus stops all in all she had to remember when every passenger got on or off the bus since you had to pay after riding and the fare depends on the distance. Gosh. I was baffled.
Taking some shots around the station and the main street (one of the main attraction, I have to mention here) we went shopping in Tokyu Hands and got to Enoshima by Enoden. Weather got bad and we had to walk around in rain. Thank you, 1500 Yen Tokyu Hands umbrella bought in Shinjuku, for protecting me from getting wet for a year... but why did you got holes so fast? All we did was walking up the hill in Enoshima and down again passing the souvenir shops. Time was ripe to head back.
By the way, my friend dropped her umbrella (bought in Enoshima) in the hotel because it was Made in China and she wasn't keen on taking it home to Taiwan. She said that I can take it if I like but I just forgot that fact, at least I could have used it for the rest of my Japan trip. Darned. I noticed months afterwards. One of the most forgotten/left-back items in life are umbrellas (after my personal favourites gloves, scarves and caps) I guess.
My friend in Tokyo Sanae promised me to guide me next time after hearing about our trip to Kamakura. "You haven't seen Kamakura at all" was her remark. Well, LOL.
Shiny Japan 2005
Day six - August 12
Woke up at 9 and got to Tokyo Station to get the Kamakura Free Pass which is slightly cheaper than buying a round-trip to Kamakura and an Enoden ticket. After spending some time in line of the ticket counter we finally board the Yokosuka Line bounding for ... (forgot the name, it was around Yokosuka) which was quite fast (even faster than the fastest train in Taiwan nowadays).
After about a hour of sleep and indiscriminate talking to my friend on the train we finally got to the old old former Japanese capital of KAMAKURA. There we were.
Old-fashioned and nostalgical streets and lots of temples to visit. Remembering all their names would surely take some hours at least if you're good at it and Kanjis. (I ain't good at remembering those temples).
After enjoying a great Curry we headed to Hachimangu Temple, as far as I know for the God of warriors... we decided for going on foot to the Zuisenji temple which took quite a while after visiting a pharmacy store with a cute old and very polite man who sold me a muscle pain soothing bottle of SALONPAS. It doesn't help much but a least a little more than a Placebo.
Zuisenji wasn't a mainstream temple at all. Maybe it was just in the guidebook for specialists. It turned out to be a more silent one in the hills hidden behind many many trees with a amazing view over the forest. We only saw two groups of Japanese visitors there...
Since we had no tour guide and I was tired to make it out, we obvioulsy haven't seen all hot spots. But this place was actually interesting too.
Heading back to Kamakura Station by bus I was astounded by the bus driver's memory (Female japanese wearing mask and gloves with the obligatory microphone.) Even though there were only 4 bus stops all in all she had to remember when every passenger got on or off the bus since you had to pay after riding and the fare depends on the distance. Gosh. I was baffled.
Taking some shots around the station and the main street (one of the main attraction, I have to mention here) we went shopping in Tokyu Hands and got to Enoshima by Enoden. Weather got bad and we had to walk around in rain. Thank you, 1500 Yen Tokyu Hands umbrella bought in Shinjuku, for protecting me from getting wet for a year... but why did you got holes so fast? All we did was walking up the hill in Enoshima and down again passing the souvenir shops. Time was ripe to head back.
By the way, my friend dropped her umbrella (bought in Enoshima) in the hotel because it was Made in China and she wasn't keen on taking it home to Taiwan. She said that I can take it if I like but I just forgot that fact, at least I could have used it for the rest of my Japan trip. Darned. I noticed months afterwards. One of the most forgotten/left-back items in life are umbrellas (after my personal favourites gloves, scarves and caps) I guess.
My friend in Tokyo Sanae promised me to guide me next time after hearing about our trip to Kamakura. "You haven't seen Kamakura at all" was her remark. Well, LOL.
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