The Three Bears

Dave and I went to Kamakura for lunch followed by a hike in the woods. Lunch was a repeat at one of our favorite burger spots. JR Burgers. Still just as yummy! 

Fueled and ready to explore we set out for the Kencho-ji Temple. The Kencho-ji Temple is the first ranked of the 5 Zen temples in Kamakura. It was completed in 1253 making it the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan. The temple grounds are quite large. There are 10 subtemples in addition to the main building. The grounds were beautiful. 

Inside Butsuden or Buddha Hall. 

After collecting my stamp book with my new stamp, we passed through the temple to find our trail. 

And up we went! 

One more flight of stairs to the next temple! 

At the top, we enjoyed the view of Mt Fuji! 

I’m not sure the name of this temple. So, it will be one the flying monkey temple. Here is the stamp. 

After a quick stop, it was up more stairs! And another great view. 

And then from the top. Not only Mt. Fuji, but also susuki grass that I learned about from Ikebana. 

From there, we were walking along a somewhat muddy trail. Beautiful, none the less. 

And let’s not forget about the three bears. Or where they once lived. In these caves. Dave told this Goldilocks she wasn’t allowed to go eating porridge and sleeping in bear beds! 

A fun Friday afternoon. I was happy to have my favorite selfie partner exploring with me today! Kanpie!