Trip to Kita-Kamakura Princess Hydrangea

Kamakura a small city in Kanagawa prefecture. It offers many temples, Shrines, Beaches and Historic places. One of the popular tourist spot in Japan when you visit Tokyo. It takes 1 Hr to reach from Tokyo.It takes around 10 mins from Kita Kamakura station to the Temple. You can see other temples like Engakuji etc.

This trip was really treat to the eyes, yes it’s time for blooming of Hydrangea. I wanted to see this at Kita-Kamakura, Meigetsu-in Temple（名月院）a Zen Temple.Its cost 500 Yen for Adults and 300 Yen to Visit Iris Garden which is open only in the month of June.

The path from main gate to chuumon gate attracts all the visitors.

The Hydrangeas here are “Hime hydrangeas”, which are Native to Japan

Hydrangea is a flower of Rainy season from June to July. It changes color from white to dark blue.

Meigetsu-in literally means Bright Moon, Rabbit is also related to moon ,belief of Rabbit pounding of Rice cake in moon , so you can see real Rabbits kept in the cage and in temple decorations.

Apart from Hydrangea, Circular window in the main hall is also one must see here.

The queue to take pics here was very long

 Jizo Bodhisattva statue

Here you'll find everything from bamboo groves, Buddhist temple, a dry garden, tea house, various seasonal flowers, moving water bridges and serine walking paths etc. 

After finishing this trip you will feel like you have given treat to your eyes and Forest bathing to your Soul.

After long walk and enjoy time time house, we started looking for food by that almost all shops closed and luckily we found small shop near the station home made pizza shop.Pizza is made of buckwheat flour.

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