Kamakura Day Trip!

Pork Cutlet Sandwich

With the few days we were in Tokyo, we noticed that bakery shops and supermarkets always have their items at sale near to their closing time. So yesterday we decided to get some discounted bread from one of the bakery store near our hotel for our breakfast today! Most of their items are going off at 30-70% discount and there is a lot of variety to choose from. So if you guys are on a budget, do check out their bakery shops or supermarkets before their closing time.

Monitor showing the weather of all areas in Tokyo for the day

Love the design of the station!

After having our breakfast in the hotel, we then took train down to Tokyo Station to get our train tickets to Kamakura. The train ride from Tokyo station to Kamakura station took around an hour, and both stations are linked directly, hence no transfers were needed in between.

After reaching Kamakura, we then decided to buy the Kamakura-Enoshima Pass which allows unlimited rides in the Kamakura/Enoshima area on JR, Enoshima Electric Railway and the Shonan Monorail. The pass cost 800 Yen per person which we think was quite worthwhile as we will be using the electric railway a lot throughout the whole day in Kamakura.

Ain't their monorail train cute!!

 First stop is Hase to visit Kotokuin Temple where The Great Buddha of Kamakura situated. It is one of the main sightseeing place of Kamakura! The temple is just 5-10 minutes walk away from Hase Station and there are signs along the way to direct tourists.

Some visit to their local shrines

Admission ticket

The temple is opened from 8am to 5.30pm daily and admission tickets are sold at 200 Yen per person. 

The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu) is a bronze statue of Amida Buddha, which stands on the grounds of Kotokuin temple. It is the second tallest bronze buddha statue in Japan, with the height of 1335 meters! Everyone just look so tiny standing beside the buddha.

Short explanation of how the interior of the buddha was built.

Omelet Fried Rice

After which, we stopped by a small chinese restaurant to have lunch. There isn't much food places around the area so we didn't had much choices to choose from. However, the meal turns out to be quite nice and the food are quite authentic! (:

Purple Potato soft serve ice cream for dessert! One of the local specialty.

 

Hasedera (長谷寺) which is also called "Hase Kannon", is home to the largest wooden statue in Japan, representing Buddhist deity Kannon. There is an excellent view over the bay from the Observation platform. Entrance fee was 300 yen which we gave it a miss.

 After that, we then continued our journey from Hase to Enoshima to visit the famous Enoshima Iwaya Cave. (However after reaching and searching around, we then found out that it was closed for repair!)

Enjoying the sea view in the train

A model that pretty much summaries the Shonan area.

 

 

 

Enoshima Shrine

The temple is open daily from 8am to 5pm and admission if free. But do prepare for a long walk up the shrine with a lot of steps along the way!

 

 

View of the area from the shrine

Look how beautiful the view is!

Enoshima Tenboutoudai (Enoshima Lighthouse and Observation Tower)

We heard that the view was magnificent from the tower, but we were reallyyyy tired from all the walking and climbing throughout the whole day. Hence we gave it a miss and enjoyed the scenery from below.

Sea view

 

 

 

 The Iwaya-Bashi bridge which links directly to the Enoshima Iwaya Cave. Was so sad to found out that it was closed for repairs :(

 Decided to enjoy the some sea breeze and the sunset by the beach before walking back down to have dinner!

There were quite a few restaurants along the way and we decided to visit this restaurant as the display of their food outside the shop captured us and what's more, the restaurant is situated right beside the sea side! Hence we managed to get some rest for our feet after walking for the whole day, climbing up and down steps and mountains while enjoying our dinner with a nice sea view~ Food was pretty great and the seafood was huge and fresh!

After which, we then took the train back to Tokyo station and change back to our hotel. Everyone went to enjoy a good dip in the onsen to relax our tired body before crashing into bed. Really enjoyed the day trip to Kamakura! Love how peaceful and nice the place is, would definitely recommend people to go have a visit if you have not gone before. Great place for friends, family and even couples!

Will update more on my trip this week, so do stay tune!! (: xoxo