Archive for November 26th, 2008
Kamakura in a Day
It was so refreshing to see the ocean again. I've missed it...
Small pond on the grounds of Hase-dera, a temple dedicated to the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Kannon (from which the Canon brand derives it's name), who is actually neither male nor female contrary to the widely held notion that Kannon is a Goddess, but does in fact represent compassion, love, and mercy.
Japanese maple leaves are gorgeous in the fall.
Figurines inside of benten-kutsu cave at Hase-dera.
Reading the wishes and prayers of visitors.
Happy smiles after seeing Kannon in Kannon-do hall.
A smaller representation of Kannon at Hase-dera.
A little friend at the site of the Great Buddha, or Daibatsu.
Daibatsu of Kamakura. This buddha used to be enclosed in a temple but it was destroyed by either very strong winds or a tsunami, and only the Daibutsu was left standing. It is MASSIVE.
Shopping on Komachi-dori. It started to rain by the time we got to the Kamakura stop on the Enoden line.
Rain and pokadots.
We took the Romance Car into Fujisawa and got on the local back to Shinjuku where we departed. We got the Enoshima-Kamakura Free Pass but the rain made it very difficult to explore Enoshima. It’s actually a much shorter trip than I had anticpated and much cheaper too. I’d like to go to Enoshima and see a beach before I leave but I may have to wait for my next journey here. I’ve got exactly seventeen days to go and it just doesn’t feel like enough time for anything.
