Kamakura to Tokyo - March 14th

This morning we set out to head to Kamakura and Enoshima. After getting to Kamakura we went to the Starbucks Concept store and planned the day. We first headed up to the Tsurugaoka Hachiman-Gu which is the shrine at the end of the major avenue in Kamakura. As we approached we saw that a crane was being used to do something near the stairs. The tree which was rumored to be 800 years old had fallen over during the large wind storms that we have been having. They were attempted to get it set right again.

We decided to go to the Daibutsu (Great Buddha) next. Just as we got to the train station Bryan called and said he wanted to go the the Mega Web in Odaiba. I had wanted to got there so we changed plans and headed back to Yokosuka and then onto Tokyo.

After a quick stop at the hotel we hopped on the Keikyu line from Shiori and headed to Yokosuka Chuo. The timing was perfect as we got to the platform heading to Shinagawa just before the train pulled in. Six stops later we were in Tokyo. To get to Odaiba you have to ride the Yurikamome line which starts at Shimbashi. If you stay on the Keikyu line the train will turn into a Toei line car. This was a green car today so it was better suited for the Toei. Four stops on the Asakusa Toei line we were at Shimbashi.

As we were leaving the station we followed the signs to the Yurikamome line, if I had been paying better attention I would have realized that we were walking to the second station in the line. So after a 10 minute walk we got on the Yurikamome line and head to Odaiba. Lunch time was fast approaching so we got some grub at the Hawaiian burger restaurant in the mall.

After that we headed to Toyota Mega Web effectively the largest Toyota showroom in the world. After looking around the cars we hopped on the Ferris Wheel and got some more shots of the Tokyo Sky Tree. Toyota was showing off some Segway lights, they were pretty cool, just big enough to stand on. After we had seen what we were going to see we got back on the Yurikamome line and headed back to Shimbashi. This time we headed the correct direction and got on the train headed to Yokohama.

We got off at Yokohama and headed to the Nissan world headquarters which also has a showroom. It was about a 15 minute walk from the train station. We looked at the various cars and each took turns sitting in the GT-R that was on the floor. It was a fingerprint magnet and one of the women working on the floor kept wiping them off as each group cleared out.

Headed back to Yokosuka and got dinner at Nirvana, portion sizes are smaller than other alternatives for Indian food in Yokosuka but the Garlic Nan cannot be beat.

Kamakura Tokyo - March 14th