So, at 8:15AM we all trekked off to the trains, and didn't get to Kamakura until 10:30. We walked around a little bit and finally we went to see this giant Buddha. This Buddha is 13.35 meters tall and weighs about 93 tons. It was build iin 1252 by Ono Goroemaon and Tanji Hisatomo. The statue is made of Bronze. You can also go inside of the statue.
Before you enter, you must wash your hands and cleanse yourself before approaching the temple and buddha.
So that was an hour of hte day. The rest of the time we just walked around, but we definitely had some adventures...
like the bathroom...
Japan weird fact #3: most public restrooms don't have toilet paper.
Nothing like the 100 yen store...
you would be amazed at the treasures you can find in the 100 yen store.
But the best part of the whole day was getting back home. See, we followed other people to Kamakura, but we went back without those people...So, we get on the fist train..and it was PACKED to the rim, and we pushed and shoved our way through and ended up literally on top of each other. let's just put it this way. My girls and I, we are no longer just acquaintences, we are now all very good friends on many levels.
oh... and we may have gotten lost on the trains getting back...but don't worry...we made it. thank god for maps!!!
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