Temples and trains...lots of both!


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October 28th 2011
Published: October 29th 2011
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We left early on Thursday morning for Kamakura by train. We arrived in Kamakura after about two hours and three transfers.....It was a beautiful day...sunny and warm, but not too hot. We walked from temple to temple, along with crowds of school kids, older Japanese tourists and a very few "gaijin" (foreigners). We have seen so few non-Japanese here (except for on the base of course), that it alm... Read Full Entry



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Fuji!Fuji!
Fuji!

From the train station in Fujisawa
Atami BeachAtami Beach
Atami Beach

Atami is a spa town, and a resort area, in the summer.
Lunch by the river in ItoLunch by the river in Ito
Lunch by the river in Ito

Another spa town...with a pretty river walk...
Blil and statue of William AdamsBlil and statue of William Adams
Blil and statue of William Adams

Adams was the first westerner to set foot in Japan in 1604, when he shipwrecked here in Ito. He was the inspiration for the novel "Shogun".



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