Tsurugaoka Hatimangu / Kamakura Kanagawa

Get there:

Take JR Yokosuka Line from Downtown Tokyo such a Tokyo Station. It takes approximately 56 minutes to get to Kamakura(鎌倉) Station from Tokyo Station.

From Kamakura Station,

Go straight until the end of the street and then turn left. You are ont the WakamkiyaOji Street.

You will be arrive at this entrance gate which called Torii in ten minutes.

You need to take a walk more five minute to get to Tsurugaoka-Hatimangu from Torii.

Tsurugaoka Hatimangu

Fortunetelling

Casks of Japanese rice wine as celebration

Go back to WakamiyaOji Street and just go down the street for more than 20 minute. you could go to the beach.
According to the information on the net, there's a public bus services from Tsurugaoka Hatimangu to the Yuigahama beach. but the bus running only Saturday and Sunday. Moreover, the bus running only once an hour until the afternoon.

From Hatimangu(八幡宮）to Yuigahama(由比ヶ浜)
9:45
10:25
11:05
11:45
12:25
Every Saturday and Sunday

How do you get to the bus stop?
From entrance gate which called Torii. you can see the traffic light. Take left side of pedestrian way for 100 meters. you can find a bus stop when you went through the Hotel Ajisai.

If you were not ablet to catch a bus, Don't worry about that. you can take a walk for twenty minutes to get to the beach. On your way to the beach, you can enjoy browsing some shops.

Patagonia stores which sells outdoor equipment.

Look around local organic vegitables and some unique shops at this Market place.

On your way to the beach, you feel the nice smell from Kua-Aina which serves tasty Hawaiian burgers.

Yuigahama beach.

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Kenchoji / Kamakura Kanagawa

Get there:

Take JR Yokosuka Line from Downtown Tokyo such a Tokyo Station. It takes approximately 47 minutes to get to Kita-Kamakura(北鎌倉) Station from Tokyo Station.

From Kita-Kamakura Station, Take this way along the railway track about ten minutes.

And take left at railway crossing, take a narrow pavement for ten to fifteen minutes.

You will find a Kenchoji Temple(建長寺).

You need to pay admission fee for 300 yen at the booth.

 

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Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant

Everytime I went to over sea, I stunned what a expensive its prices at Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant. You came all the way up here in Japan, I recommend you come to Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant which offers reasonable prices.
Hamazushi, which are very popular among local people are Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant Chain. I think it will be confused you how to order a meal that let me explain how to order a meal like a local people. You are not new comer in Japan anymore.

These plates are 100yen for per plate on Saturday, Sunday and National Holidays. If you visit there on Weekdays, you are luckey, these plates are 90yen for per plate.

100yen

100yen

100yen

Visiting Hamazushi:

1.
When you enter the Hamazushi, Take a ticket from the machine to get a number. Wait until your number is called then follow the staff to your table. Be careful that if you didn't show up when the staff called your number, you are skipped and call for the next party.
Hamazushi are so popular that you must keep waiting for around of thirty minute. I have a tip for you that if you visit there before 5pm, you might avoid to being crowd of people those who waiting for the table.

2.
When you have seated, 1.Take a cup/ 2.Pour hot water from the tap/ 3.Add instant green tea on the hot water/. Green tea ain't charge for you. so You don't have to order any drinks anymore.

3.
You can order from the touch screen, English menu are available. If you have any question, press the green button which surrounded red frame. Staff will come to your table and ask for your question. I guess they don't speak Japanese though.

4.

Let me explain how to pick up a plate showing some pictures below. You may pick a plate which surrounded blue frame but gold colored plates which surrounded  green frame are bit expensive, these are 150yen each. A plate which surrounded purple frame, You can not pick up the plates which on the blue stands are the dishes which someone ordered unless you placed the order.

5.
When you are able to hear an announcement and sounds from a touch screen, your meal what you ordered will coming soon. You can pick it up a plates on the blue stand. If you forgot to pick up a plate, it won't charge you. You can order again if you want.

6.
When you finished your meal, press the yellow button which surrounded red frame. a staff will come to your table.

7.
A staff counts the pile of plate and establish your bill. You bring the bill and pay at the register.

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See also more information:
https://gurunavi.com/en/japanfoodie/2016/02/hamazushi.html?__ngt__=TT0c98cb2fe001ac1e4a0c18fVGfboAgS4CEiD-MzjtU1w

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Surf & Snow at the same time

Sand skiing:
Touji Sand Skiing Area, Shimoda Shizuoka is a nature made dune that slide of 70 meters long with 30 degrees steep angle and its width has 100 meters.

Get there:
Take the Odoriko Super express Train from Tokyo Station which directly take you to Izukyu-Shimoda Station. It takes approximately less than 3 hours. Then get on the bus from bus terminal in front of the train station. you can wait for the bus at No.2. However, the drawback of this plan, the bus running only once a day at 3:45 pm. It's gonna be struggle to get to Sand skiing Area as long as you have got the rent a car.

The best scenario:
You are taking a trip to Kisami Ohama Beach that is beautiful nature around with amazing blue ocean and white dune that is well known for westeners those who lives in Tokyo and you are staying at the accomodation there.
You are having fun to take a relax at the beach, tried to Surfing and take a hot spring and so on.
You are very active person, but you want to enjoy something aside from water activities. Why don't you ask for a manager at the hotel where you stay that you want to try Sand Skiing and ask for that "I wonder if you pick me up to Sand Skiing Area and want to borrow snow sledges if possible." I guess a manager would be happy to accept your offer because from Kisami Ohama Beach to Touji Sand Skiing Area is very close.

Tip:
I tried Snowboarding at there that was a good experience to me. However its feeling like a dump snow and going down 70 meters long is not good enough to me. Maybe you should better choose Snow sledges than Snowboard because when you sit on the Snow sledges, you feels its speed which is more exciting than Snowboarding because your face is more closer to the dune.

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