Saturday, April 12, 2014

Guiding Taiwanese Visitors around Kamakura and Enoshima Island




[Date & Time] Saturday, April 12, at 9:00~17:00
[Spots] Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Hasedara Temple, Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha) and Enoshima Island
[Visitors] 5 men and 3 women from Taiwan
[Attendants] 2 KSGG members
[Language] Chinese

At Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, a wedding ceremony was being held on the stage
with cherry blossoms falling on it, and Japanese ceremonial court music and the sound of a traditional Japanese flute were heard. The visitors enjoyed part of Japanese traditional culture there.  On the way to Kamakura Station, we enjoyed tasting free food samples in Komachi Dori Shopping Street.  At Hasedara Temple, we were welcomed by beautiful spring flowers and had precious lunch served by a monk who seemed to be a trainee at the restaurant near the observatory, where the view of Yuigahama Beach was fantastic.  After lunch, we took photos in front of the Great Buddha as usual and ended our trip by saying good bye to the statue of Benzaiten, the Goddess of Eloquence, Music, and Art and kites on Enoshima Island.