{"id":12988,"date":"2024-07-13T10:41:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T16:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/?p=12988"},"modified":"2024-07-13T10:41:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T16:41:46","slug":"japan-day-3-ben-ver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2024\/07\/13\/japan-day-3-ben-ver\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Day 3 (Ben ver.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the morning of Friday, June 21st, Rachel and I boarded the Hibiya line at Higashi-Ginza station.\u00a0 We rode to Hatchobori station and switched to the JR keiyo line bound for Maihama station.\u00a0 It was not very crowded and was a smooth ride!\u00a0 Rachel bought an umbrella at the Maihama station Newdays store and then I walked to the entrance to the Tokyo Disney loop train and said goodbye for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I realized that the unicorn Gundam statue was on the way to Kamakura city, so I found a route there.\u00a0 I took the JR Keiyo line back to Shin-kiba station.\u00a0 It was very crowded!\u00a0 I began to be concerned that I would be causing problems for commuting people and started looking for routes to Kamakura city that would not be used by commuters.\u00a0 From Shin-kiba, I took the Rinkai line to Tokyo teleport station, which was also busy, but not commute level crowded \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there, I walked to see the unicorn Gundam statue!  I was very impressed \ud83d\ude00. It was still early, so no shops were open.  I was hungry, so I walked across a long pedestrian bridge to eat at Yoshinoya.  I had a breakfast set with raw egg and natto \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From there, I took the Rinkai line to Osaka station and switched to the JR Shonan-Shinjuku line bound for Ofuna station.  By now, it was raining a lot, but the train was quiet and I had a nice seat to watch the city pass by!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I saw train pressers with boards on the opposite platform when stopped at Yokohama station.  Honestly, I was afraid of experiencing that while in Japan, but I didn’t.  Having spent so much time on Japanese trains, I am a lot less afraid, but I still imagine it is unpleasant!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I arrived at Ofuna and switched to the Yokosuka line for Kamakura.  When I arrived, I was happy and amazed to see a giant Torii over the city!  I walked down the street a little, then moved over a street because I liked the look of an alley I passed \ud83d\ude05. I’m glad I did because I found another large Torii gating a beautiful tree lined walking path toward Tsurugaroka Hachimangu.  Even though the rain was heavy, I was amazed at the shrine.  It was very beautiful and peaceful despite many people being there.  I climbed the stairs and offered gratitude at the shrine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I then wanted to eat \u3057\u3089\u3059\/whitebait since I heard it was a Kamakura specialty, so I started walking to “\u308f\u3055\u3044\u3084\u304f\u3089” (wasaiyakura).  Before I got there, I saw a shop selling small ceramic dishes, so I stopped to buy one for Amanda \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u308f\u3055\u3044\u3084\u304f\u3089 had a small line, so I chose to wait.  My meal was very good!  I had \u3057\u3089\u3059 and miso soup.  I also had a type of pudding I didn’t know.  My friend Akiko later told me that it was called “Chawan-Mushi”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After lunch, I wanted to ride the enoden train,\u00a0 and decided to visit the \u5927\u4ecf (big buddha) at Kotoku-in temple.\u00a0 The enoden was cute and fun!!!\u00a0 But the walk to the temple took a lot of energy.\u00a0 The narrow sidewalks were very crowded and I often had to move my umbrella and I got very wet.\u00a0 I enjoyed visiting \u5927\u4ecf!\u00a0 I thought it was very impressive and beautiful, as were the temple grounds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the time I got back to the enoden, I knew I was too wet to continue my adventure in Kamakura city… I expected I would get a blister since my socks were wet. I had one last mini adventure as I loaded onto an enoden car with dozens of elementary school students. I was impressed how well behaved they were, as I only saw one potential “minder” for all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took the JR Shonan-Shinjuku line to totsuka station, transfered to the ueno-tokyo line for shimbashi station (where I saw a beard papa store) and finally took the ginza line to ginza station and walked back to the hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I changed clothes and dried off and let my feet rest while the rain died down a bit.  Once the rain was lighter, I went out to explore Hibiya park. I was still tired, but it was a neat park and I saw lots of interesting plants. It was also nicely empty and peaceful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From there, I explored Ginza some more and I found Yasuhira shrine in a small alcove.  It seemed to be a popular shrine for worship!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From there I walked to the Hatchobori neighborhood and enjoyed the quiet neighborhood feel.\u00a0 I also found a small shrine there called Hatchobori Tenso.\u00a0 I liked the tan colored Torii there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I met Rachel at Hatchobori station, and I honestly can’t remember what we did after that, but I think we got a simple meal at a Lawson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was disappointed that I didn’t do as much in Kamakura city as I had planned, but writing it out, I see I did a lot! And I enjoyed my time exploring the quieter areas of Chuo city!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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