Prior to departing Kamakura, we tried a local specialty…Sweet Potato Ice Cream… …then it was time to board the train to head back to Tokyo.
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Our next stop in Kamakura was the Kencho-Ji Temple. Kencho-ji is the first-ranked of the five great Zen temples of Kamakura, and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan. It was constructed by order of the Emperor Gofukakusa during the regency of Hojo Tokiyori (1227 – 63). Work was completed in the fifth year...
A brief post for today… Our next stop in Kamakura was the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.
I thought we would take a break from the Kamakura pictures today… 10 Steps for Sending Christmas Cards from Japan 1. Walk to the store to select and purchase Christmas cards. 2. Write out cards. 3. E-mail people for updated addresses. 4. Address envelopes. 5. Lick envelopes. 6. Realize that Japanese envelopes DO NOT contain...
Our next stop in Kamakura was the Hasedera Temple. According to legend, in 721 the pious monk Tokudo Shonin discovered a large camphor tree in the mountain forests near the village of Hase in the Nara region. He realized the trunk of the tree was so large that it provided enough material for carving two...