Seven and a half centuries ago !


Despite that I was  wrapped up with my own life with my Phd , Japanese class and the late night work schedule these days….i decided to take a trip to Kamakura with my colleague today!

Half awake in the early Sunday morning around 8am…with the bag hanging off my shoulder and the map in my hand  in the station and  streams of people swept past by me….you know the usual ! The train station in Japan ! 

Why do I write so much about trains? Why? Because it is my Blog and I will decide what I should write !

Reached kamakura at 10.14am and I wanted to stroll down the region with a bicycle but since the weather was not so good and likely showers was expected – we decided   to explore the region on Foot!

A stroll down the street soon after we alighted kamakura station!












We first visited a Shinto shrine ! Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine….The campus around the shrine!














 
Second we visited the great Buddha !Kamakura is  famous for Great Buddha.




The highlight of the day !Seven and a half centuries ago…it was built and constructed !


The cavity inside the  Buddha…its dark inside! Yes its amazing to read how this sculpture was constructed ! Read on!





 
Third hasedara temple !






















Third we visited hasedara temple! The hasedara temple has a 4th place among the 33 holy places in the kanto region.
There is a lot of history which is not listed in Wikipedia…example while strolling down the region one can stop to smell the roses and cherry ! hehehe…is it listed in Wikipedia..no ..it is not!









 
Strolling down kamkura you find the beach !  Hit the first beach of the Year!
Nothing feels  like this..
Yuigahama beach is about 5 minutes from hasedara temple-hase station



 
A breath-taking view ….A little adventure with a goal of getting lost . Oh yeah…



Walking along the beach with a sea breeze to drown the sorrow ..Yes--Tomorrow is another Monday..is the sorrow that I was drowning on the beach!

 
My shoes splashed and my pants got slightly wet ….and I felt it was safe to run as i felt that the beach was slightly polluted ! 





After fulfilling the Mis-adventure and then after drowning the sorrow on the Beach we came back fulfilled and iam sure even you are waiting for the next one!








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