in this video I'm gonna show you guys
some awesome things to do and come and
cut up there's a lot of stuff that I
want to show you in Kamakura but it
takes a bit to get to each place so
luckily in this video zoom has been kind
enough to send me the Strider DX and
here it is so I'm going to show you my
top spots in Kamakura and I'm gonna do
it with a zoom Strider e^x and check out
right behind me it's it is coca hot tea
mangu there's a lot of these trying to
come a cutter they're all so beautiful I
can't show you all of them but I'll
leave a link in the description so you
guys could check them out but we'll go
visit a few of them let's do this
Kamakura is only a one-hour ride away
from Tokyo and one of the best Tokyo day
trip escapes in fact you can easily ride
from Shibuya station and take the shown
on shinjuku line directly to Kamakura
station number one tsurugaoka hachimangu
we're starting at the main shrine that
sits at the center of Kamakura one of
japan's older capitals it entrons
Minamoto no Yoritomo the first Shogun of
Kamakura Shogunate along the approach to
the shrine there are many shops and
cafes to enjoy and the beautiful inner
shrine awaits for you at the top of
these stairs and check this out on the
side they have an analogy that you can
take pictures where there just looks
pretty cool let's go
the wooden plaques called Mo are cutely
shaped as a ginkgo leaf to commemorate
the 1,000 year old ginkgo tree that
recently fell over due to strong winds
and rain so I'm about to take you guys
into karate Street this mood is just a
little bit too busy so I'm just gonna
walk around with my scooter but it's
still gonna be pretty awesome number two
Komachi dhoti
you can easily find Komachi dhoti on the
east exit of Kamakura station it's an
uber popular street food spot filled
with numerous shops and restaurants it's
always crowded especially on the
weekends but this may be one the best
street food stops in the Kanto area and
I love it this is so amazing there's
just so much street food here I can't do
it in this video but if you guys want
let me know in the comments section and
I'll do a video just on street food look
at that first scoop
that is so good now let's pair that
would I wanna be mochi look at that you
can see all the much of flakes right
there
wow that just melts in your mouth
hmm temel veca jelly what have you mochi
this one is like quite consistent but
then when you put it in your mouth it
melts really well and at the much in
itself this one is not as strong as like
someone that got stronger darker
flavored it's light and refreshing
perfect for hot they're like this I got
this Ichigo dive girl like I just wanted
to go through the street really quickly
well there's just so much street food
here and we just gotta try it right
strawberry mochi and uncle what more
could you ask for
alright ready wow this strawberry is so
fresh what I bit in the juice is just
exploded in my mouth and the uncle is
just a super nice like you can see like
a little chunks right there I probably
have sugar all my favorite
number three local comical a beer so
this is another spot that you guys
definitely want to check out when you're
in Kamakura big all sorts of local
Japanese beer
especially Kamakura beer let's check it
out see this right here this is comical
a beer so when I'm not riding the
scooter I'd love to have a beer but
since we're on the scooter today I'm not
gonna be drinking a beer but I wanted to
show you guys anyway
so cool walk around Kamakura there's
just so much stuff to do here
number four bike rentals so as I
mentioned there's so many temples and
shrines in a comical area and to get
around to all of them is quite difficult
but what I recommend doing is renting a
bike if you don't have one of these
scooters in this place right by the
station you can rent bikes in fact you
can rent pedal-assist bikes which makes
any climbs or anything a lot easier so
let's get a bike for Michael so she can
keep up and make the stuff are pretty
used to english-speaking tourists and
prices are fairly straightforward and if
you've never used an e bike before
don't worry I'll even give you a quick
lesson oh it instead of taking you guys
to Buddha which everyone shows you guys
I'm gonna take you guys to summer a
little bit different let's go Michael
loved how effortless it was to cruise
around cummock Rafi oh it's something
you should know
there are more than 100 temples in
Kamakura so if you're gonna go heavy on
the temple visits from me renting an e
bike or having a nice cooter is the only
way to go after a 10-minute ride from
you station
we arrived Okoboji temple all right that
was a fun ride it's like 30 degrees
outside today so that scooter was super
helpful so right behind me is Ho Coco G
they have a bamboo forest and we're
gonna go grab some tea right now let's
go number five Oh Coco G bamboo garden
so you can view the inner temple for
free but you're gonna have to pay if you
want to access the bamboo garden and tea
experience
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the bamboo force is so beautiful
I've never actually seen something like
this before in Japan so it's really
really nice to just come here and see
something new I didn't care too much for
the lines but it's a weekend so what can
you do it's so cool you can enjoy the
green tea and enjoy the bamboo forest
and right in front of you and this is
like a freshly wish did you see those
ladies that were briskly with skiing
fatigue risky that's a hard one to save
bris briskly whisking whisking brisk
briskly with Michael just a goatee she
got tired of me saying all right let's
just enjoy the tea now after the next
bar fee the Zoom XE has a decent pickup
for its size
zoom advertises that it can climb Hills
up to a 25% grade while this hill was
only a 14% grade it had no problem
climbing makes temple hopping a breeze
number six seafood in Kamakura veggies
so we're gonna go up to this comic or a
vegetable and shown on seafood spot so
Kamakura is known for its vegetables and
shown on his don't like seafood which is
right thanks to Kamakura so this place
behind me combines of both of them
together in one happy meal place all
right so let's back it up and go inside
after getting a cruise on it's time to
get our lunch on luckily the scooter
folds up compactly just like this making
it super portable in an urban setting
and tight spots so I threw down on the
special set which includes tempura and
sashimi this place has the best seafood
and vegetables in Kamakura but where you
started the seafood because that's what
I'm all about today
look at that tempura a B I'm gonna dip
it in the tempura sauce nice that is a
succulent piece of shrimp coated with
this tempura layer no this is a proper
Japanese meal and as your tempura
is that shimmy it has hijiki and has
dashi soup even has a new my bushy which
is kind of like a pickled plum and then
that's how I'm bushi that love this hat
like has everything you would want I
don't even know if I can finish all this
food it's so much fun oh and Michael got
the us is simply bull that was such
a good meal let's go to the next place
number seven kimono rental one nice
thing about Kamakura is you can go to a
rental kimono place just like the one
behind me it only cost two thousand nine
hundred yen for starters and you can
dress up in the full attire and walk
around this area and feel that Geisha
vibe check out all of the selection and
they even have free dressing and free
hair sets so it's recommended to make
reservations online but they do take
walk-ins if there are openings and look
they even have men's in kids too number
eight or naughty dirty
so this street here is on naughty dirty
and it's Kamakura is a little hidden
secret it's on the west side of the
station and no one appears to know about
this except the locals you see some
corners here but it's nothing like the
other side the street feels just a lot
more mellow and calm where you just have
masses amounts of people it's less to
see and do but it's just if you want to
get away from the crowds this is my spot
let me show you around this place
I would say this spot is like a mix of
trendy cafes and rich grandma stores
it's a bit of heaven after walking
through Komachi dota all day number 9
mutters chichi short-end are three
minutes south in the station you'll find
this 70 year old secret hidden back
alley for only locals hang out there are
several unique bars and he is a chi is
in this alley but today we're gonna go
to the oldest jackie hoodie shop and
comic widow called tential and it's
amazing
it's super locate so they won't have an
English menu but let me know in the
comment section if you guys want me to
show more local shops like this or more
english-speaking and tourist friendly
spots this is also a great drinking
place but again I'm not drinking because
I'm riding the scooter but definitely
are you guys looking car place to drink
and have some jacket hoodie this is a
spot I'll check this out
got some QT but you know and sometimes
you see me call me all the time it's
good to get like some fresh vegetables
that's some QT with some miso looking
that's good name with all that egg yolk
that's so good honey has a lot of
gristle in it a lot of crunch and I love
it so has all about the cartilage in
there it has a chicken and then it's
dipped in kind of like a sweet sauce and
then you've dipped through the egg yolk
and it's just brilliant and number 10
you eagle umma Beach this show none
Beach has a special place in my heart as
I've spent many summers here it's a
direct shot south in the station and if
you didn't know it's the same Beach
featured in the slam-dunk manga we've
made it all the way to the beach so just
on the left to me is a unique Ohama it's
one of my favorite beaches one of the
best places to come here during the
summer they have a lot of food stalls
here and you just like hang out all day
and right now there's actually just a
lot of windsurfing going on and the
Strider XE is so awesome just to like be
able to check out all these places we
actually went to quite a bit of places
today would have been a lot harder if we
were walking around it's starting to get
dark but luckily this thing has lights
check it out and it also has rear lights
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