From 84d0eeeaf8d0e67f3daa730d777eab80879aa0da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Günzler Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2024 14:23:43 +0100 Subject: update kamakura page MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Robert Günzler --- src/inc/kamakura.md | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/inc/kamakura.md') diff --git a/src/inc/kamakura.md b/src/inc/kamakura.md index 350f9bb..e9e193c 100644 --- a/src/inc/kamakura.md +++ b/src/inc/kamakura.md @@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ date: 2023-04-22 ![](../../media/content/kamakura/maple.jpg){style="max-height:300px;object-fit:cover;object-position:0 63%;"} I call this one "trip zero", because it was very much a trial run for me. The -effects of having just moved to Japan for the year were still fresh and I +effects of having just moved to Japan for the year were still fresh and I altogether didn't feel like exploring quite yet. - + -Kamakura being a common day-trip from Tokyo, I took the train from my home near -Asakusa past Yokohama which only takes 1.5h. The weather was pretty meh, very -cloudy and it looked like it would rain any moment. +Kamakura is a common day-trip from Tokyo and a short 1.5h train ride from my +home near Asakusa. The weather was pretty meh, very cloudy and it looked like +it would rain any moment. -The main sight in town (according to most guide books at least) is the big -Buddha[^buddha]. Naturally I wanted to get that out of the way first. - -[^buddha]: ??? - -I had left the house earlier without breakfast, so off I went to the next -Lawson to get myself some. -For some reason I decided to get a Katsu-Sandwich[^sando], which is out of -character for me - I usually go for Onigiri - and then to have it on the beach nearby. -Seeing as i was the only person eating anything there should've been hint -enough. As soon as I sat down to take a bite, something comes dashing down past -my head. I am obviously startled but not prepared for the bird to come back to -actually pick the sandwich out of my hand this time around. +I had left the house earlier without breakfast, so off I went to the next +Lawson to get myself some. For some reason I decided to get a +Katsu-Sandwich[^sando], which is out of character for me - I usually go for +Onigiri - and then to have it on the beach nearby. Seeing as i was the only +person eating anything there should've been hint enough. As soon as I sat down +to take a bite, something comes dashing down past my head. I am obviously +startled but not prepared for the bird to come back to actually pick the +sandwich out of my hand this time around. [^sando]: ??? -There were a few birds (crows in my interpretation) circling overhead just -waiting for me to unwrap more food. To have my breakfast in peace I just walk +There were a few birds (crows in my interpretation) circling overhead just +waiting for me to unwrap more food. To have my breakfast in peace I just walk off into town again. Staying away from open spaces for a bit 😄 -On my way back to the centre of town, I find a bucket of see-through plastic -umbrellas [^umbrella] outside what looked like a beauty saloon, with a sign -telling passer-bys to take one (in Japanese ofc). I guess the visibly imminent -rain made the shop keeper put them out there for tourists (conveniently helping -him get rid of *what was probably left behind by his own clients*). Naturally I -picked one up: This umbrella would be with me for the next months. +On my way back to the centre of town, I find a bucket of see-through plastic +umbrellas [^umbrella] outside what looked like a beauty saloon, with a sign +telling passer-bys to take one (in Japanese ofc). I guess the visibly imminent +rain made the shop keeper put them out there for tourists (conveniently +helping him get rid of *what was probably left behind by his own clients*). +Naturally I picked one up: This umbrella would be with me for the next months. [^umbrella]: ??? -There isn't really that much to say about the big Buddha, in the end it's just -a large statue (that you can go inside of for a fee). +There isn't really that much to say about the big Buddha[^buddha], in the end +it's just a large statue (that you can go inside of for a fee). + +[^buddha]: ??? Despite the weather there was a surprising amount of tourists and I wanted to get out of the bustle, so I followed the street that had let to the temple + area. A bit further I came to some stairs next to one of the tunnels that lead out of the Kamakura city area, that cut through the surrounding hills. OrganicMaps told me there was a hiking path up there, which -- cgit 1.4.1