Click on any image to see Kyoto Pictures and Guide. Japan Information: Japan Travel Guide | Japan Map | Japan Tours More Japan Pictures: Kyoto Photos Guide | Japan Pictures | Tokyo Pictures Guide Kamakura | Kanazawa Images | Takayama Festival | Onsen | Meiji Jingu Shrine Day trips out of Tokyo, Kamakura: unless you have organised a tour package - which is not a bad idea considering the complexity of Japanese travel systems - you will be jumping trains. The bronze Daibutsu, i.e. Big Buddha, Kamakura's leading attraction, constructed in 1252 and originally inside a building that was deleted by a tsunami in 1495. Getting to Kamakura: the most convenient line from Tokyo is JR [Japan Railways] Yokosuka
line, but there are others
The Hasadera temple with a 9 metre statue of the Goddess of Mercy, a vast rotating prayer wheel, a prayer-cave network, a terrace overlooking the town and coastline and... ...thousands of little Jizo figures left in memory of deceased babies and children. Another popular day trip out of town is an hour on the Odakyu line to Odawara castle. Grandly styled, with imposing presence and home to a small, interesting museum of classic Japanese weaponry Odawara castle is hardly a must-see but could be the first stop of a busy day travelling the mountainous and scenic Hakone province, with views of Mt Fuji to boot. Odakyu rail stations sell a Hakone Free Pass for tourists which is good for all transport, including cable cars and boats across Ashinoko Lake.
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