Monday, December 23, 2013

Guiding an American Family of Three Generations around Kamakura

[Date & Time] Monday, December 23, at 9:30-16:00

[Spots] Jomyoji Temple, Hokokuji Temple, Hasedera Temple, and Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha)
[Visitors] An American couple, their two kids, and their parents visiting Japan (6 in total)
[Attendant] 1 KSGG member
[Language] English

  I was asked by an American working for American Embassy, whom I had guided around Kamakura the year before, to guide their parents from Canada who were visiting Japan.  I guided six people, the family of three generations, around less crowded Kamakura in a leisurely pace at the end of the year, seeing the last beauty of the maple leaves with autumn tints.  While I was guiding them, the parents told me that they live in a lakeside town in Canada.  As I said that one of my friends live in the same town, surprisingly, they said they knew him.  IT’S A SMALL WORLD!