Date & Time: Friday, January 17, 2025, 9:20 a.m. – 2:05 p.m. Spot: Azumayama-Park in walking distance of JR Ninomiya Station Visitors: Nine parents of Saint Maur International School*1 students (eight women and one man), five from Mexico, one each … Continued
Date & Time: Sunday, January 5, 2025; noon – 4:30 p.m. Spots: Engakuji Temple, Kenchoji Temple, Kotoku-in Temple (the Great Buddha) Visitors: A man and his mother from the U.S.A. Guide: Yosuke Hanaoka, KSGG Language: English The visitor, William, who … Continued
Date & Time: Thursday, November 28, 2024, 9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Spots: Kotoku-in (Great Buddha), Hasedera, Hokokuji, and Jyomyoji temples, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine Visitor: A New York resident who knows Japan well Guide: Kenny, KSGG Language: English The visitor works … Continued
Date & Time: Saturday, November 23, 2024, 8:50 a.m.- 4:50 p.m. Route: Odakyu Isehara Sta., bus to Oyama Bus Sta. (Elev. 202m), walk through Onnazaka Trail to Oyama-dera Temple, Afuri Shrine, Miharashi-dai Viewpoint (Elev. 765m), Johotsuganji Temple, and Hinata Yakushi … Continued
Date &Time: Monday, October 21, 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Spots: Yokohama Minato Mirai 21, Nihon-odori street, Yamashita Park, Nissan Yokohama Plant, Bankoku Bridge, and Kyuyoko Gallery Visitor: Farida, an English-Asian Indian, originally from Zambia Guide: Sayori, a KSGG member … Continued
Date & Time: Thursday, September 26, 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Visitors: Peter and Jane, US citizens living in Austria. Spots: Hokokuji temple, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine, Kamakura hiking course (Jufukuji temple, Zeniarai-benten shrine, Sasuke Inari, and the Great Buddha), Hasedera … Continued
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 4, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Spots: Sojiji Temple and Kirin Beer Yokohama Factory Visitor: Gio, a Filipino from Manila Guide: Ken, KSGG Language: English It was a fine day after a typhoon passed. Gio … Continued
Date &Time: Monday, June 24, 10:40a.m. to 5:40p.m. Route: Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Houkokuji Temple/Kisenan (tasting Matcha or powdered green tea), Jomyoji Temple, The Great Buddha, Hasedera Temple Visitor: American married couple in their 60’s Guide: One KSGG member Language: English … Continued
Date & Time: Friday, May 24, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Spots: The Landmark Tower, Sankeien Garden, Yokohama Guan Yu[1] Mausoleum (Yokohama Chinatown) Route and Transport: Taxi from the hotel to the Landmark Tower, from Landmark Tower to Sankeien, … Continued
Date & Time: Sunday, May 12, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Route: Kita-Kamakura Sta., Ennoji Temple, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Komachi Shopping & Dining Street, The Great Buddha, Yuigamaha Beach, Cape Inamuragasaki, Enoshima Island (See the route map. It is a … Continued