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Going to and around Kamakura
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2013/8/1 12:20
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Need your help, i would like to clarify that JR Shonan Shinkuju line is a direct train from Shinjuku to Kamakura and no need to transfer at Ofuna? Also please guide us how to walk to Great Buddha after we step out from Kamakura train station and do we need to buy an Enoden train ticket to get to Hase-Dera temple or its doable walking there from the great Buhhda Thank you in advance for your guidance
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by Shutterbugs (guest)
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Re: Going to and around Kamakura
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2013/8/1 19:00
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Although the Odakyu tickets may work out slightly cheaper, I recommend the train journey via Ofuna as this allows you to stop off en route to visit the amazing Taya Caves. These caves are little known to foreign tourists but are IMO, one of Japan's little hidden gems. From roughly between the years 1200 to 1700, Shingon Buddhist monks excavated an underground maze of tunnels as a site for spiritual training. Damp, silent corridors lead to small, domed meditation chambers with walls and ceilings carved with fantastic creatures and Buddhist images, and on down to the spring room with a great turtle and birds carved on the walls. They're really something to behold and the stop off to see them shouldn't take much time out of your trip to Kamakura. To get to the Daibutsu from Kamakura station: It's located in the grounds of Kōtoku-in temple, which is most easily reached from the Daibutsu-mae bus stop from stops 1 through 6 at Kamakura Station. Alternatively, you could take the Daibutsu Hiking Course , which leads from the station past shrines and gardens for a peaceful 3 kilometres. More info on the Taya Caves here : http://punynari.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/taya-cavern/Hope this helps!
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