Exploring Kamakura Japan! | Daibutsu (Big Buddha), Japanese Cafe, & Matcha Sweets

We explore Kamakura in today's Japan vlog! Kamakura is famous for the Daibutsu (or Big Buddha) and its historical/nostagic feel to the whole area. We eat at a modern Japanese Tea House Cafe and try various matcha sweets. We loved the relaxed vibe of Kamakura and it was a nice escape from the ever-busy Tokyo. Kamakura was so much fun and would highly recommend making a day trip down there if you are in the Tokyo area! Be sure to read the rest of the description box for details on our trip.

The journey to Kamakura took about one hour from Tokyo Station via the JR Yokosuka Line. Once we got there, we first checked out what was in the vicinity and found a cute donut shop. Do be careful with holding food up in the air since hawks are known to hunt the area. We learned that the hard way lol. For lunch, we went to Momiji Chaya to eat traditional Japanese rice bowl served with tea. Most of the rice bowls were served with "shirasu" (white broiled fish), which Kamakura is known for. Meals were about 12-13 dollars. The matcha tiramisu is a must-try and several people there seemed like that was the only thing they ordered! We then took a nice scenic walk through the neighborhood to get to the Kotokuin Temple. Took about 30 minutes from Kamakura Station, but you could also take the Enoshima Electric Railway to Hase Station to save time. Kotokuin Temple is home to the Daibutsu (Big Buddha) and such a sight to see! Window shopping of the souvenir stores around the temple was fun. We took home some jelly soaps from Konnyaku Shabon; the soaps smelled so good and made for great gifts! And before we left Kamakura, I had to try the max level of the matcha gelato from Kamakura Chacha. When we got back to Maihama, we quickly grabbed some Pie Face over at Ikspiari for dinner. Long day but a fun-filled one!

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Details:

Tokyo Metro System: https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/ (We stayed at the Disneyland hotels so we took the direct line from Maihama Station to Tokyo Station. We boarded the JR Yokosuka line to get to Kamakura Station)

Floresta Doughnuts: http://www.nature-doughnuts.jp/
https://www.yelp.com/biz/floresta-%E9%8E%8C%E5%80%89%E5%BA%97-%E9%8E%8C%E5%80%89%E5%B8%82

Momiji Chaya: https://tabelog.com/en/kanagawa/A1404/A140402/14068179/#anchor-rd-detail (The modern Japanese tea house cafe. The matcha tiramisu is a must try!)

Kotokuin Temple: http://www.kotoku-in.jp/en/ (home of the Daibutsu!)

Konnyaku Shabon- The Hase Store: http://konnyaku-shabon.com/ (website is in Japanese, but google translate does a decent job! The store itself has great English translations of its products)

Enoshima Electric Railway: https://www.enoden.co.jp/en/ (Get off at Hase Station to access the Kotokuin Temple and the surrounding stores)

Kamakura Chacha: https://www.yelp.com/biz/%E9%8E%8C%E5%80%89%E8%8C%B6%E3%80%85-%E9%8E%8C%E5%80%89%E5%B8%82 (The max level was the most expensive at 600 yen)

Pie Face in Ikspiari: https://www.ikspiari.com/en/shop/2616/ (delicious sweet and savory pies, plus super cute!)
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