Chyesinitive Thought: A day to Kamakura

I went to Kamakura two weeks ago with my friends who studying in Japan under the same program as I, but they are in another university.It was my first time to go out with this members. The first outing with these guys were awesome. It has been long time since the last time I hanged out with friends and speaking to each other in Chinese!

We visited a few temples in Kamakura and enjoyed the scenery!

entrance of 報国寺(Hokoku-ji)

報国寺(Hokoku-ji)

The members at the entrance to bamboo forest(chikurin)

bamboo forest in the temple. feel calm.

This bamboo forest (chikurin) reminded me of the Chikurin I visited last year in Kyoto. It was a little forest with bamboos on a hill. Ifyou are thinking of going to Kyoto, I strongly recommend this place in Arashiyama,Kyoto!

竹林（ちくりん）

erm,some caves?

Someone left there names here on the bamboos.

A rest place where fresh green tea were served

Hydrangea　（紫陽花)

pretty and handsome.

us!

try try try on the pickles.

Herbal garlic. It tasted nice!

Yam

erm. some kind of fish.

This shop was interesting. the dumplings hanging on the wall are soaps. they have handsoap, facial soap and body soap..

The mochi-mochi soap.

The staff in their yukata.

lotssss of soap dumplings

The famous soft-cream shop in Kamakura.

We bought Ajisai and yam flavored soft-cream and

Down to the shopping street.

八幡宮(Hachimangu) a famous shrine in Kamakura.

Entering Hachimangu shirine

We were lucky to see a wedding ceremony held at the shrine

Notice that the bride and groom are wearing black and white. It is very surprising fact because for Chinese, Black and white color represent funeral affairs. But it is different in Japan!