Kamakura

After we had walked along the panorama path we had a dumpling stuffed with black beans to eat and then … More

Not just the Hasedera temple

There are a further eight objects of interest within this temple area. A golden seated statue of Yakuyoke (Protector from … More

The temple which has this remarkable garden is the Kamakura Hasedera Temple. It was built by a monk in 721 … More

Our last day in Japan. We had decided to follow a recommendation and go and see the big Buddha at … More

After breakfast I went over to the congress centre and collected my bag and programme and then walked from there … More

The Thunderbird from Kyoto to Osaka we had only taken 25 minutes and seemed to get there before we had … More

The last day of ‘holiday’ –we have reserved seats on the Shinkansen to Yokohama train so must leave the hotel … More

From the museum we went back to the park for some lunch and then took the underground from a different … More

Then we set out for the Nakanoshima Park and had a bit of a walk from the station we got … More

It dawned bright and sunny as the forecast had been on the TV in the restaurant yesterday evening. So after … More