We awoke the next morning bright and early, ate a big breakfast at the hotel, checked out, and headed to the JR ticket counter. We bought the Kamakura/Enoshima Free Kippu, which would get us into the area, and then let us use the local trains there as much as we needed. Technically it would get [...]
Just to recap, we had to carry our luggage from Shinjuku all the way out to Enoshima Island, where we would be spending our last night in Japan. We made our way from the monorail station out to the island, found the hotel, and were able to leave our bags at the front desk until [...]
Over at muza-chan.net there is a pair of articles explaining more details about the Great Buddha of Kamakura. Seeing as it was one of the “main attractions” on our (mis)adventure into Kamakura I thought I’d link it here… The first article, “A Spiritual Look at the Kamakura Daibutsu” explains a bit about the religious significance [...]