Main attractions during the tour:
* We will guide you on Shonan Star Mall Street, where you can see a lot of giant bamboo decorations like a picture on the
right. This street extends about 400 meters, which has a lot of shops and stalls on both sides.
You can visit shops during the tour if you wish.
* You can enjoy major festival attractions below at Mitsukedai Hiroba (MH),
the Tanabata Stage (TS) and Beniyacho Machikado Hiroba (BMH).
e.g. 1. Traditional performances by Hiratsuka’s friendship cities, Hanamaki,
Iwate, Takayama, Gifu and Izu, Shizuoka [at TS, from 10:00 am to 12 noon]
2. Starlight Dancing by many local young girls [at TS, from 12:15 to1:00 pm]
3. Huge Dinosaur Robot exhibition [at MH, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm]
4. Tanabata wedding ceremony [at BMH, 10:40 am-]
* Lunch: You can take lunch at a restaurant/diner or buy a lunch box at a shop/stall on the street or at Mitsukedai Hiroba.
A Halāl restaurant is available near the station, so feel free to ask your guide. He/she will guide you to the restaurant.
Special Hands-on Workshop at the International Culture Exchange Salon (ICES)
[from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm]
Visit ICES at Hachimanyama no Yokan.
This building was designed by a British architect and built by Japanese
carpenters in 1908.
This is only one old European style building remaining in the city.
You can enjoy Japanese culture like calligraphy (shuji)–making your own greeting
card with a fudepen–,paper folding (origami), and others.
You can take your artwork to your home.
If you want participate this event, click here.
ZAZEN (Sitting Meditation) session will be held at Kenchoji Temple for foreigners.
Kanagawa Systematized Goodwill Guide Club (KSGG) will voluntarily escort to the temple and guide them around the temple ground.
Kenchoji is the first-ranked of Zen temple, and is the oldest Zen training monastery.
Time
12:30 Meet at JR Kita-kamakura station .
13:00 Arrive at Kenchoji Temple.
13:30 ZAZEN starts（3sessions,15~20mins for each）
15:10 Q&A session.
16:00 Walk around the temple grounds led by KSGG members.
17:00 Depart at JR Kita-kamakura station.
Fees
Admission Fee for Temple 500yen /person
Fee for ZAZEN session 1,000yen/person
We can escort up to 10 participants.
KSGG will not be liable for any accidents.
Events in 2023~2024 will be on Oct.3rd(Tue), Nov.29th (Wed) and on Feb.29th,2024(Thu)
If you are interested, please fill out for the following application.
(No later than September .28 Thursday )
20230911SS
This is to announce the schedule of the OYAMA Hiking Tour in November, 2023.
Tour date: 19th of November, 2023.
Anticipated number of participants: 5-15 (Minimum 5, maximum 15)
Participation Fee : 1,000yen (as the share of the travel expenses of KSGG guides
and the insurance including you.)
※Other expenses (such as your lunch and the travel fee) are not included.
please register on the KSGG website before November 12.
We have newly opened “OYAMA” course in the “Guided Tours” of this Web site.
Please visit “Guided Tours” from the top of this page for your reference.
Mt. Oyama (course2)
With KSGG guide, you can enjoy the beautiful nature of Mt. Ohyama and learn more about the history and the religions of Japan. The hiking course is a part of pilgrim’s way leading to Afuri Shrine and Oyama-dera Temple, which many people have pilgrimaged since ancient times. Now, Oyama enters the best season.
Furthermore, the course will take you to Hinata Yakushi Temple, a simple, beautiful, old temple with a thatched roof. Please note that the hiking course does not lead you to the summit of Mt. Ohyama.
＜Itinerary>
08:40 Registration starts at Isehara railway station of Odakyu Odawara Line
09:05 Departure / Take bus to Oyama Cable Bus Stop and tour starts
09:40 Start hiking Oyama via Koma Sando, Oyama cable car station, and Onnazaka
10:30 Oyama-dera Temple
11:00 Afuri Shrine Shimosha
12:00 Miharashidai lookout
Lunch
13:00 Start hiking down to Hinata Yakushi Temple
14:30 Hinata Yakushi Temple
15:00 arrive Hinata Yakushi Bus Stop (the tour ends)
Please note that the tour may be canceled in advance if a good chance (such as more than 40%) of rain or any bad weather is anticipated during the day of the tour.
Neither KSGG nor any of KSGG staff are responsible for any injuries, or theft and/or damage to possessions that may occur during the services. KSGG strongly recommends that you take out and hold an appropriate level of travel insurance that provides coverage for you while you are undertaking the tour.
List of Essential Items (to wear and to bring) is also included in the TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TOUR.
Please refer to the TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TOUR for more details.
Click the Terms and Conditions of the tour as bellow;
the terms and Conditions of the tour
If you are interested in participation, and if you have read and agree to the terms and Conditions of the Tour, Click the Agree button as follows for Application;
please register on the KSGG website before November 12.