2013 Autumn Hike & BBQ in Kamakura/Zushi
Any Dartmouth graduate who went on a freshman trip or frequented the D.O.C. knows that getting outdoors is a big part of the Dartmouth experience. Yet for those of us in the Tokyo area, getting back to nature means interminable traffic or hours on the train...OR DOES IT!?
On Sunday, September 29, 2013, Alex Smith '95 led an autumn hike from Kita-Kamakura to Zushi as the first of what will hopefully become a regular series of semi-urban Dartmouth Club of Japan hikes. This time, we tackled the ridgeline that runs from Kita-Kamakura, past Kamakura, and down into Zushi on the other side. There were scenic temples aplenty, a fantastic French bakery, and at the weary end, a BBQ!
At the beginning of the day, hikers arrived at Kita-Kamakura station to gather in the small courtyard by the JR Kita-Kamakura station.
We then walked up to the gorgeous Kencho-ji Temple, and after seeing the sights, proceeded to walk up to the Hansobo Temple on the hill to see the karasu-tengu who watch over the city of Kamakura. After that was a straight hike along the ridgeline to the Kamakura-gu Shrine where we descended to sample the delightful baked goods at an authentic French bakery nestled between the hills.
After lunch, we headed back up the hill, crossing over the site of an old collapsed tunnel into Zushi, where Cliff Bernstein '89 generously opened his house for an afternoon BBQ.
We look forward to regularly planning these semi-urban hikes!
On Sunday, September 29, 2013, Alex Smith '95 led an autumn hike from Kita-Kamakura to Zushi as the first of what will hopefully become a regular series of semi-urban Dartmouth Club of Japan hikes. This time, we tackled the ridgeline that runs from Kita-Kamakura, past Kamakura, and down into Zushi on the other side. There were scenic temples aplenty, a fantastic French bakery, and at the weary end, a BBQ!
At the beginning of the day, hikers arrived at Kita-Kamakura station to gather in the small courtyard by the JR Kita-Kamakura station.
We then walked up to the gorgeous Kencho-ji Temple, and after seeing the sights, proceeded to walk up to the Hansobo Temple on the hill to see the karasu-tengu who watch over the city of Kamakura. After that was a straight hike along the ridgeline to the Kamakura-gu Shrine where we descended to sample the delightful baked goods at an authentic French bakery nestled between the hills.
After lunch, we headed back up the hill, crossing over the site of an old collapsed tunnel into Zushi, where Cliff Bernstein '89 generously opened his house for an afternoon BBQ.
We look forward to regularly planning these semi-urban hikes!