Feb 1, 2016
Excursion
Mar. 30th, 2016
13:30 Depart at the Village Center by bus
14:10 Arrive at Kotokuin Temple
Meet the Great Buddha Statue
14:40 Leave the temple by walk
14:55 Visit Hasedera temple
Meet the Statue of Goddess of mercy
16:00 Leave the temple by bus
16:20 Arrive at the Hachiman-gu Shrine
Visit Hachiman-gu Shrine
18:00 Leave for the restaurant by bus
18:15 Banquet at Japanese style restaurant “Minemoto”
20:15 Leave for the Village Center by bus
20:45 Arrive at Hotel
Guided by Kanagawa Systematized Goodwill Guide Club
Kamakura History
－The Samurai Capital－
Yoritomo Minamoto, the warlord who prevailed in the (mass) civil war at the end of the Heian period, destroyed the power of the Hei family, the ruling dynastic power of the day.
He became the Seiitai shogun and initiated the Kamakura Shogunate. The Samurai administration strengthened its foundations from those years onward and stayed in control until the middle of the 19th century. Minamoto organized the Shogunate institutions and started Kamakura’s town planning and construction was mostly complete, the Shogunate entered its golden age.
Kamakura became the capital in every respect-politically, militarily, diplomatically, and culturally. Trade with ancient China became active and Zen Buddhism, statues of Buddha, lacquerware, etc. were assimilated. Today still, after long centuries, Kamakura retails the prosperity and brilliance of its of culture in the golden age.
Hasedera Temple