Monday in Kamakura

Today I took Jimmy and Claudia to Kamakura to see the largest outdoor Buddha in Japan followed by some shrines and temples. Here is a picture of the Buddha from when Mike and I went to visit last year...its huge

On our way to see the Hase Temple, we stopped in for lunch at this place that serves okonomiaki. Here are the directions to make it, in Japanese, as well as our lunch starting to cook.


Group shot followed by eating our lunch and then on to the Hase Temple


The garden at the beginning of the temple followed by the Temple


The view from the top.

Another pond area

In one area they had caves, which were really cool. We went through them and it was an area to light candles and place mini buddhas for deceased souls. I only took a picture of the cave and not the other area. This was a really great place.


After the temple we took the train back to the main station and then got on our train, which brought us back to Tokyo. It was a good day!