KanazawaHakkei

Kanazawa Hakkei

Located Yokohama city Kanazawa-ku

Just 20 min. from Yokohama station by Keikyu Line.

Kanazawa Hakkei Station

Seto Shrine

Entrance of Biwajima shrine
belonged to Seto shrine
just across the road infront of Seto shrine

view from Biwajima shrine

Seto shrine

view from Kanazawa Hakkei Seaside Line station

from Seaside Line train
seaside line is automated operation ( no driver )
running Kanazawa Hakkei to Shinsugita along the sea

Video view of Hakkeijima Island from Seaside Line

Ukiyoe

Kanazawa Hakkei　（Hakkei means 8 seaneries)

by

Hiroshige Utagawa     Edo era

小泉夜雨

称名晩鐘

乙舳帰帆

洲崎晴嵐

瀬戸秋月

平潟落雁

野島夕照

内川暮雪

Currently it is hard to see the same seaneries due to landfilling.

Kita Kamakura (Northern Kamakura)

Visited Kita Kamakura

Walk and Take a look at the temples

This time picked up mainly Kenchoji temple.

Kita Kamakura Station

 Tohkeiji 東慶寺

Johchiji 浄智寺

Kenchoji 建長寺
15 min. walk from KitaKamakura station
Rinzai school of  Zen Temple
Established 1253 by Tokiyori Hohjo
Foundation by Daikaku Zen Master
http://www.kenchoji.com/

Outside Gate

Inside Gate

 The most impressive one is the drawing of dragon & cloud

Ceiling drawing of Dragon & Cloud

Yenkakuji 円覚寺

closest to Kitakamakura station among temples

We walked around a lot and got exhausted, so did not enter inside.

Railway and Kitakamakura Station

Then ate cold Soba noodle and took a rest at the noodle shop just in front of station.

walked remembering this song

Kitakamakura by Tadashi Okamoto