HORIBA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE


COSMO/CosPA 2010


September 27 - October 1 2010
Ichijo Hall and Koshiba Hall,
The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan


Excursion to Kamakura and Yokohama on Wednesday 29 September

Kamakura travel guide

Yokohama china town

1. Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shrine
The largest Shinto shrine in Kamakura, built by Yoritomo Minamoto, founder of the Kamakura Shogunate and the first Shogun in the Kamakura Period (1185-1333).

2. Kencho-ji Temple
Number one of Kamakura's Five Zen Temples, the oldest in the city (built 1253) and one of the oldest in all Japan.

3. Great Buddha
A bronze statue of Amida that is 13.35 meters tall cast in 1252. You can go inside with an extra fee of \20.

4. China Town in Yokohama