Quantcast
Channel: WAWAWA 忘れ物 » kamakura
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 2

鎌倉と江ノ島 Kamakura & Enoshima

0
0

Pics of/guide through my day trip to Kamakura & Enoshima! Turn back now if you’re looking for akiba-kei shenanigans, those will resume later :P

kamakuraenoshima01

From the Shinagawa station it was about 1000 yen and 1 hour to get to Kamakura.  Really easy to trip to make with no transfers.  Also, supposedly a lot cheaper if you get the special kamakura day pass which includes a round trip to Kamakura and unlimited use of local rail in the kamakura area (enoden & odakyu).  I say supposedly because I got a late start that day and dashed off to the train station as fast as I could… didn’t stop to try and figure out how to buy one  ^^;;  Alas it woulda been worth it.  The local enoden line was expensive!

At first I was only going to look around Kamakura and head over to hase for the daibutsu, but when I arrived and saw the map with enoshima island I remember my aunt saying it was worth a trip, so a trip I made!  Once you arrive at the JR kamakura, the enoden line is connected so just transfer and you’re on your way to hase or enoshima or wherever.

About 20 minutes more on local rail and I arrived at enoshima station!

kamakuraenoshima02

Was neat to hear the rail crossing sounds from anime in real life…  Aaaah, the simple pleasures of an otaku ^^;

Once I got to the enoshima station, I think there might’ve been a sign pointing towards enoshima island, but at any rate, everyone else was walking int he same direction down the street (the opposite direction of the pic I took above), so I just followed (hint: head towards the water :P)

kamakuraenoshimaa03-copy

Once you’re at the wafer, there’ll be a long bridge to take you to the island.  Make sure to go when the weather’s nice and you’ll have a great walk ^^

kamakuraenoshimaa01-copy

Was a bit cold when I went but the sky had cleared and it was a beautiful day.

kamakuraenoshimaa02-copy

Fuji-san was beautiful, visible from the bridge.  First time I was able to see Fuji-san with my own eyes.

As you get to the island, there’s a nice small street filled with little shops.

kamakuraenoshimaa04-copy

Keep walking to head up to the top.

kamakuraenoshimaa05-copy

A buncha shrines to see… I never really know what I’m looking at or if it’s something famous, but always like visiting these sorts of places regardless ^^;

kamakuraenoshimaa06-copy1

Be sure to cleanse yourself~ (well, actually I didn’t see very many people doing so ^^;;)

kamakuraenoshimaa07-copy

kamakuraenoshimaa08-copy

Ton ‘o omikuji

kamakuraenoshimaa09-copy

As I climbed higher and higher I decided it was my goal to get to the observation tower I had seen in the distance, at the top of the island.  Climbing higher the view became better and better ^^

kamakuraenoshimaa10-copy

Eventually after kinda getting lost near the top, figured out that you have to buy admission into the park to get to the observation tower ^^;  Buy the combo ticket and you’re all set.

The garden wasn’t terribly interseting, though I’m not one for plants… colorful flowers and such, sure I’ll take some pics, but…

kamakuraenoshimaa11-copy

…mmm just looked like a buncha foliage to me ^^;;; Mebbe it’s more interesting in the spring or summer?  Or to a botanist? ^^;  Anyhow I was distracted by my goal…

kamakuraenoshimaa12-copy

Finally found the entrance, gave my ticket over, and headed up!

kamakuraenoshimaa13-copy

Man, it was a gorgeous view!  You could peer out over the city…

kamakuraenoshimaa14-copy

kamakuraenoshimaa19-copy

Or out to sea…

kamakuraenoshimaa18-copy

Or just down at the island itself…

kamakuraenoshimaa17-copy

kamakuraenoshimaa16-copy

kamakuraenoshimaa21-copy

After you take the elevator to the top of the tower, remember to take the stairs up to the actual observation deck, where you have a view unhindered by glass walls.  If you’re afraid of heights it might be a little unnerving though ^^;

But the view!

kamakuraenoshimaa20-copy

It was a great view.  ^^

Heading down, since I had forgotten my watch, was lucky to find a sun dial to tell the time ^^;;;

kamakuraenoshimaa22-copy

Stopped for some lunch… “island ramen” I think they called it. mmm oishikatta~

kamakuraenoshimaa23-copy

Then made the trek back to the station to head to hase!

At hase you just follow the signs for the daibutsu.

kamakuraenoshimaa30-copy

Was happy that most of the attractions I went to were really easy to find.  Just exited the station in the direction I was pointed and it was a straight walk down the street.

kamakuraenoshimaa24-copy

Wasn’t much to see except for the daibutsu itself but was definitely a sight to see.  Over 13m tall!

kamakuraenoshimaa25-copy

And once again, thank goodness for the weather.  Everything looked spectacular.

kamakuraenoshimaa29-copy

Are these… giant sandals?

kamakuraenoshimaa26-copy

I’m such a bad tourist.  I didn’t read any of the signs or anything… was just busy snapping up pics, then moving on to the next location ^^;;;

kamakuraenoshimaa27-copy

kamakuraenoshimaa28-copy

After the daibutsu… i *forgot* to go to hase-dera orz. Guess that’ll have to wait for another trip ^^;;; So it was back to kamkura station for me. About a block from the station I found wakamiya ooji, a long street lined with sakura and torii gates.

kamakuraenoshimaa31-copy

Unfortunately most of the trees weren’t in bloom (that’s why March/April is so great!) but found a few here and there…

kamakuraenoshimaa32-copy

kamakuraenoshimaa33-copy

kamakuraenoshimaa34-copy

mmmm i love sakura

kamakuraenoshimaa35-copy

Finally got down the road (had to hurry, sun was goin down ^^;)

kamakuraenoshimaa36-copy

Arrived at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū.

kamakuraenoshimaa37-copy

Again, make sure to cleanse yourself ^^

kamakuraenoshimaa38-copy

Evidently this is the main shrine in the city, looks like they also have a ton of huge events here.

kamakuraenoshimaa39-copy

Always so many steps ^^;

I think this tree is famous… gah, I’m sure wikipedia has something to say about it ^^;

kamakuraenoshimaa40-copy

These blossoms were slightly different colors, not sure if they’re also sakura or what.

kamakuraenoshimaa41-copy

Was really starting to lose daylight…

kamakuraenoshimaa42-copy

Little girl was feeding the pidgeons and getting swarmed every once in a while ^^;

kamakuraenoshimaa43-copy1

Alas, no pic of that, just a bird ^^;

And with daylight failing, decided it was time for some grub.

kamakuraenoshimab03

Was delighted to see the sign on the right (unagi ^^)

kamakuraenoshimab01

Nice and warm inside, which was good because outside my camera got so cold it was erroring out when I tried to put it in macro mode ^^;;  Luckily it started working again in the warmth.

kamakuraenoshimab02

The menu had 2 sizes of unadon, 3 sizes of unajyuu and maybe a handful of other things.  I love it when places can just stick to what they’re good at ^^

Finally a look at komachi doori just to see the shops they had.

kamakuraenoshimab04

You can enter right near the station and there’s a long street full of shops.

kamakuraenoshimab05

Alas I’m not one for shopping and was dead tired, so after a walk up and back, I got on a train back for Tokyo (well, akihabara actually :P).

Many thanks to danny for his article.  Don’t think I woulda known to stop by otherwise.  Definitely recommended for a relaxing day of sightseeing  away from Tokyo, if that’s your kind of thing.  Danny said he got around by bike, which definitely woulda saved some time, but on foot I think I was still able to cover a lot of ground.

以上!


Posted in japan Tagged: daibutsu, enoshima, japan, kamakura

Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 2

Latest Images

Vimeo 10.7.0 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Vimeo 10.7.0 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

HANGAD

HANGAD

MAKAKAALAM

MAKAKAALAM

Doodle Jump 3.11.30 by Lima Sky LLC

Doodle Jump 3.11.30 by Lima Sky LLC

Doodle Jump 3.11.30 by Lima Sky LLC

Doodle Jump 3.11.30 by Lima Sky LLC

Vimeo 10.6.2 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Vimeo 10.6.2 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Vimeo 10.6.1 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Vimeo 10.6.1 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Vimeo 10.6.0 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Vimeo 10.6.0 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Re:

Re:





Latest Images

Vimeo 10.7.0 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Vimeo 10.7.0 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

HANGAD

HANGAD

MAKAKAALAM

MAKAKAALAM

Doodle Jump 3.11.30 by Lima Sky LLC

Doodle Jump 3.11.30 by Lima Sky LLC

Doodle Jump 3.11.30 by Lima Sky LLC

Doodle Jump 3.11.30 by Lima Sky LLC

Vimeo 10.6.1 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Vimeo 10.6.1 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Vimeo 10.6.0 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Vimeo 10.6.0 by Vimeo.com, Inc.

Re:

Re:

Re:

Re: