tramanh phi ([info]imurdstiny) wrote,
2005-07-19 09:09:00

Kamakura

monday was "Ocean Day" in japan, a newly established national holiday, which meant NO WORK!!

so to celebrate this outstanding holiday, we decided to take a day trip to Kamakura, which is about an hour south of Tokyo.

for all my fellow Texans (and Longhorns in particular), look what i spied at our train station.



yeahhhhh!!! =)



after 1.5 hours on a train, we arrived in Katase-Enoshima



our first stop - the Enoshima-jinja Shrine

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.



a view from the top of the shrine. i spy mountains and beaches in the distance!


melanie, enjoying the view

ok, so the ACTUAL reason we went to Kamakura was to go to the beach ... i mean, as well as fulfill our thirst for historical monuments and ancient Zen temples and shrines.

there were several beaches to choose from, but we ended up at Yuigahama Beach. the beach was ok ... so the sand WASN'T white and powdery ... and the water WASN'T blue ... or clear, for that matter. but it was a beach! i know my Californian friends were suffering from beach-withdrawal.



me and mel



so after the beach, we headed up to Kotokuin Temple, home of the Daibutsu, the Great Buddha. he is made of bronze, is 11.35 meters tall, and was built in 1252. he's the 2nd largest Buddha statue in Japan (the largest is in Nara).

for 200 yen (less than 20 cents), you can go inside of him!



i have big feet, but my sandals were no match for Daibutsu's.

on a side note, shoes here in japan come in 4 sizes: S, M, L, and sometimes LL.

i wear L. =(

(my feet aren't even THAT big! they have midget feet here!)



and a final word of wisdom

WHEN YOU GO TO DRIVE SHORTLY DON'T SAY THAT IT DOES NOT BECOME A MISSING CHILD.

ok?

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  • 26 comments

[info]bellyexposed

July 19 2005, 14:54:56 UTC 6 years ago

Forget everything else... you've got a majorly hot bod.

[info]aricson

July 19 2005, 15:20:22 UTC 6 years ago

i concur.

[info]hapachan

July 20 2005, 01:00:09 UTC 6 years ago

i think so too

[info]imurdstiny

6 years ago

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[info]imurdstiny

July 21 2005, 01:34:46 UTC 6 years ago

thanks =) i can't take all the credit - 6 weeks of walking about a mile a day to and from bus stations does wonders! i'm going to miss it once i get back to the states ... as i drive around in my car and get fat.

[info]funkaholic

July 19 2005, 15:33:50 UTC 6 years ago

waddup bigfoot!
i agree, you really do have a really hot bod.

[info]imurdstiny

July 21 2005, 01:35:49 UTC 6 years ago

thanks =) it's all the walking and having to catch subways all the time!

[info]a_stylez

July 19 2005, 15:49:50 UTC 6 years ago

DUDE!!!!
I NEED THAT T-SHIRT!
Can you get one for me? I'll pay ya back! =P

[info]imurdstiny

July 21 2005, 01:37:13 UTC 6 years ago

hahaha when i saw that shirt, i knew i had to bust out my papparazzi skills.

however, i have no idea where that random girl got that shirt - sorry! i wish i did b/c i'd totally get one too.

[info]a_stylez

July 21 2005, 01:53:58 UTC 6 years ago

Darn.
That shirt r0ks harder than my fob'ed out t-shirts from back in the day w/ the one word verb/adjective and cartoon character.
"Jump!"
"Laugh Har!"
"Action!"
"Clapping!"
=P

Your on-going-pseudo-photo-log of Japan is great!

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[info]imurdstiny

July 21 2005, 01:38:32 UTC 6 years ago

hey you're (kind of) from the south - close enough! =)

[info]naka_chan

July 19 2005, 20:51:27 UTC 6 years ago

Hey! The Odakyu line to Enoshima! I took that line everyday between Shinjuku and Ebina for a week. I hate that line cuz of the rush-hour and shuuden traffic every day....it's like being packed into a sardine can of pushy businessmen.

[info]imurdstiny

July 21 2005, 01:39:58 UTC 6 years ago

hahah welcome to my world everyday for the past 6 weeks! just yesterday, i was pressed against this businessman so closely that i felt like i needed a cigarette afterwards! (lol....it was kind of disturbing actually =P)

[info]oboy

July 20 2005, 03:31:06 UTC 6 years ago

oh wow, i actually went inside that great buddha

[info]imurdstiny

July 21 2005, 01:40:34 UTC 6 years ago

luckyyyy. we missed it by 2 minutes! they closed it at exactly 4:30.

[info]cutehobbitses

July 20 2005, 03:54:55 UTC 6 years ago

hiya. i found your entries through a friend. very beautiful pictures and fun stories. do you mind if i add you? bye :3

[info]imurdstiny

July 21 2005, 01:40:50 UTC 6 years ago

don't mind at all =)

[info]magikstick

July 20 2005, 06:23:08 UTC 6 years ago

Kamakura looks like a culturally-rich village. Looks like you were you able to fend off thieves with your straw-mat "sword".

[info]imurdstiny

July 21 2005, 01:42:22 UTC 6 years ago

yep - lots of zen temples and shrines. it's supposed to the the "Kyoto of East Japan" or something like that.

yes, my sword came in handy, especially on the crowded subway. =)

[info]jedinite

July 20 2005, 20:42:04 UTC 6 years ago

I'm jealous. I wish I were in Japan travelling around. Are you working out there too or just on a long vacation? If you get a chance to visit the Palace in downtown Toyko take some pictures and share. They were closed when I went years back.

[info]imurdstiny

July 21 2005, 01:44:15 UTC 6 years ago

i'm doing study abroad in tokyo so i've been taking classes and doing an internship at a japanese law firm.

i opted out of visiting the palace, but i think some of my friends went. i'll see if i can steal some pics.

[info]mpc2000

July 21 2005, 03:59:41 UTC 6 years ago

hmmmm?

notice that when you have a pic of yourself in a bathing suit you get the most comments...hahaha....

p.s. you do look good though.

[info]imurdstiny

July 22 2005, 03:43:46 UTC 6 years ago

Re: hmmmm?

haha yes i did notice this. =P i even got new subscribers! nice to know how much the content of my journal is appreciated haha.

Anonymous

July 22 2005, 17:16:21 UTC 6 years ago

Re: hmmmm?

yeah...your crossing over into live journal mainstream...haha

[info]chunker

July 25 2005, 01:57:21 UTC 6 years ago

T - nice pics... nice bod! :) Kamakura is a nice place to visit while your in Tokyo (I did the same thing). Found a nice soba restaurant while I was there.
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