Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Guiding Guests of Shonan Village around Kamakura

[Date & Time] Wednesday, August 1, at 13:30~17:00
[Spots] Jomyoji Temple, Hokokuji Temple, Sugimotodera Temple, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, and Komachi Dori
[Visitors] 18 participants of the international conference of NII (National Institute of Informatics) at Shonan Village, including Japanese 
[Attendants] 2 KSGG members
[Language] English


  We went to Jomyoji Temple on the bus arranged by Shonan Village.  After we visited Hondo (Main Hall) and Kisen-an (a tea ceremony house) there, we walked to Hokokuji Temple, where we had maccha (powdered green tea) admiring its bamboo garden.  After that, we walked to Sugimotodera Temple, where we explained about its beautiful moss-covered stone steps, eleven-faced Kannon, and Sugimotodera Temple, and then we went up to Hondo (Main Hall).  Inside Hondo, we explained about various Buddhist images.The participants were very glad to see the Buddhist images up close.