
Posted on 2014/10/03
A Day in Kamakura
Kamakura is like a mini Kyoto, much more compact, albeit less majestic. Bamboo forest, path lined with torii (traditional Japanese gate), shopping street are all within walking distance from Kamukura station. Here’s how you can spend a day in Kamakura without getting an overdose of shrines and temples. Try this route which is one of the recommended courses by Rurubu, a travel magazine in Japan. Sasuke Inari Jinja (shrine) – Zeni Arai Benzaiten Uga Fuku Jinja (shrine) – Genji Yama Kouen (park) – Jufuku-ji (temple) – Eishou-ji (temple) – Komachi-doori (shopping street) Sasuke Inari Jinja 佐助稲荷神社 The red toriis may remind some of the Fushimi Inari shrine (伏見稲荷大社) in Kyoto. Zeni… Read More