Sights
The Hakone Loop, Part 5: The Ropeway and Cable Car
Having exited the shuttle bus at Owakudani, we were now in a totally different world. Surrounded by rocky landscapes and sulfurous smoke, we were in the volcanic area, ready to hop on the ropeway. Basically you’re riding in a little pod suspended by cables some 100’s of feet in the air. The Mrs. wasn’t too [...]
Odawara Castle
Just to the south of Odawara station is Odawara Castle, a reconstruction of an Edo-style castle. I’d say its about a 10-15 minute walk, depending on how tired you are, and given the size of the station. Admission is ¥400 for adults, which gets you a tour of the museum inside, and up to the [...]
The Kamakura Adventure
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 [...]
Iwamotoro Ryokan and Enoshima Island
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 [...]
All About the Kamakura Great Buddha | 鎌倉大仏
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 [...]
