Get on the train and enjoy an unforgettable day of summer. We are visiting the small offshore island Enoshima and Kamakura, the former capital of Japan - around 50 kilometers in the south-west of Tokyo. 0:00 It's a lovely Sunday morning and the futuristic Blue Line takes us to the heart of Kanagawa prefecture - Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan and famous for its China Town and the new urban center Minatomirai 21. However we'll just transfer from the subway to the JR Tōkaidō Line for Ofuna. After changing once again, we get the pleasure of riding the Shonan Monorail, a 6.6 kilometers long suspended monorail system which also includes two tunnels on its way to Shonan-Enoshima. 2:09 The beach isn't far anymore. Before moving on to Kamakura it is absolutely essential to visit Enoshima. The little offshore island is linked by a 600 meter-long bridge to the mainland. You can have a break at some nice restaurants or have a look at the Enoshima-jinja shrine. If you bring enough time with you there is even a recommendable botanical garden and his observation tower to get some beautiful views of the Sagami Bay coastline and also of Mount Fuji (only with clear weather conditions). Enoshima is also famous as an island for lovers as they can put a Ema (small wooden plaques on which you can write a prayer or wishes) on a big tree. 4:27 Time is always going very fast in Japan. For visiting Kamakura before it's gonna be too late we are taking one of the well-known "Enoden" trains (Enoshima Dentetsu), a charming old railway line along the coast. The often historical trains are running every 12 minutes on the single-track route, so that it's possible to have some short stops to enjoy the varied landscape with mountains, forest and an endless beach. One of those stops is just at the station "Kamakura-koko-mae" which is a famous place in Japanese animes and movies as it features an unlimited view of the Pacific Ocean - what a romantic location to wait for a train. 7:32 It's time to say good bye to Enoshima. Although the whole trip is pure fight against the running time we are traveling without any haste. If you make a short break at Gokurakuji, you can find some real-life-places of the anime Elfenlied which takes place in this area. To have a look at the Buddhist Kōtoku-in temple with his Great Buddha bronze statue we have to leave at the station "Hase" (Hase is also the German word for rabbit^^). Even with masses of tourists and day-tripper the inspiring atmosphere of this place is amazing. Not far away you can find the Hase-dera temple. It features one of the largest wooden Kannon statues in Japan and allows you to have a beautiful view of Kamakura and the Miura Peninsula. This amazing day went surely too fast. Finally we're taking an Enoden train to the terminus in Kamakura where we change to the JR Yokosuka Line. When the train arrives at Yokohama again, it will be already dark. Thank you very much for watching! :) _______________________ Odakyu Group offers a free pass ticket which includes the way from Tokyo (Shinjuku) to Katase-Enoshima and unlimited use of the Enoden trains. But for rail-enthusiasts and those people who love to ride some more diversified routes (me included) this shown trip could be also a good solution for one day. Our round-trip goes from Azamino via Yokohama, Ofuna and Enoshima to Kamakura, but you can also get from Tokyo to Yokohama directly by using the JR Shonan Shinjuku or Tokaido Lines. This trip includes many different railway companies and types of transport - except for the Shonan Monorail (¥300) your Pasmo/Suica card is accepted everywhere else. At the end of this trip we will have traveled about 90 kilometers for ¥2150 in 12 hours. Music: ► Mami Kawada 「PSI-Missing」 (Opening of "To Aru Majutsu no Index") ► Yukari Hashimoto 「Morning Glory」 (OST of "Toradora") ► Shinji Orito 「White Clovers」 (OST of "Clannad") ► Ai Kayano | Haruka Tomatsu | Saori Hayami 「secret base」 (Ending of "Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai") _________________________ 今日 の たび は 江ノ島 から 鎌倉 までです。 いい天気ですね。 まだ おきません でした？ 朝ごはん お たべましたか？ じゃ いきましょう。 「一番線ドアがしまります。ご注意 ください。。。」

• published: 02 Dec 2013
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