Self Guided Tour Kawasaki: Around Kawasaki Daishi
Saturday, November 23, 2013
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川崎といえば ... kawasaki to ieba ...When we mention Kawasaki..., the first thing that comes to my mind is the Kawasaki bikes.
My dad used to own a Kawasaki bike.
I thought when there will be a lot of Kawasaki bikes in Kawasaki.
Throughout my walking journey I saw only one Kawasaki bike store.
Seems to have more Lawson convenience store than the Kawasaki bike stores.
Board the JR Keihin Tohoku Blue Line to the Kawasaki Station.
It is a big station.
Modern building with shopping malls.
You may want to explore the shopping malls on your way back.
乗る noru Get on the Keikyu Kawasaki Line.
Just a across the street from the JR Kawasaki Station.
The Keikyu Kawasaki is a smaller line, but I like it.
It gives a feel like a tram more than a train, which I liked it very much.
降りる oriru Get off at Kawasaki Daishi.
The first attraction would be the Kanayama Shrine.
I have never seen any shrine to so 頭が柔らかい atama ga yawarakai open minded.
Here there are no figures of animal or people statue.
But a huge glittering statue of a big ちんちん chinchin pen*is.
The figures of pen*is is everywhere within the shrine compound.
On the banner.
On the wishing board.
On the souvenirs.
It was interesting to see and read people wishes written on the wishing board.
People come here to ...を祈る wo inoru pray for fertility and a child.
The fun part is in the Spring, where there is a festival.
People celebrate it by parading the huge pen*is around town.
That sounds interesting doesnt it?
The Kawasaki Daishi Heiken Ji is not far away from the Kanamara Shrine.
I find this place to be very calm and welcoming.
I guess my feeling of calmness and welcoming is true when I saw the what was written.
It says: 祈りと平和 inori to heiwa "Prayers and peace".
Enjoyed the tranquility and calmess.
Furthermore it was autumn.
The cool breeze was amazing.
The Keikyu Kawasaki only took me less than 15 mins.
It wasnt traveling fast anyway.
So I thought walking back to the JR Kawasaki Station would not be any longer.
Guess how long it took me to walk from the Kawasaki Daishi Heiken Ji to the JR Kawasaki Station.
1 hour 20 mins.
Anyway, I took my own sweet time leisurely walking back.
Looking around, smiling at the scenes around me.
The first thing that made my smile would be the sunset.
The second smile was when I was watching parents playing with their children on a "ship" playground.
Then I came to this park where these young guys were playing baseball.
Anyway, 野球 yakyuu baseball is like a Japanese national sports.
9 out of 10 Japanese is crazy about baseball.
So I sat there and watch them played for a while.
Then when I thought these guys only accepts high school boys.
This boy came in, "who said so?"
Japanese people love walking dogs
You know what, someone told me before that dog is part of the family.
To the singles, dogs are their partner.
Well dogs are 忠実 chuujitsu loyal.
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My dad used to own a Kawasaki bike.
I thought when there will be a lot of Kawasaki bikes in Kawasaki.
Throughout my walking journey I saw only one Kawasaki bike store.
Seems to have more Lawson convenience store than the Kawasaki bike stores.
Getting to Kawasaki
Board the JR Keihin Tohoku Blue Line to the Kawasaki Station.
It is a big station.
Modern building with shopping malls.
You may want to explore the shopping malls on your way back.
乗る noru Get on the Keikyu Kawasaki Line.
Just a across the street from the JR Kawasaki Station.
The Keikyu Kawasaki is a smaller line, but I like it.
It gives a feel like a tram more than a train, which I liked it very much.
降りる oriru Get off at Kawasaki Daishi.
Kanayama Shrine
The first attraction would be the Kanayama Shrine.
I have never seen any shrine to so 頭が柔らかい atama ga yawarakai open minded.
Here there are no figures of animal or people statue.
But a huge glittering statue of a big ちんちん chinchin pen*is.
On the banner.
On the wishing board.
On the souvenirs.
It was interesting to see and read people wishes written on the wishing board.
People come here to ...を祈る wo inoru pray for fertility and a child.
The fun part is in the Spring, where there is a festival.
People celebrate it by parading the huge pen*is around town.
That sounds interesting doesnt it?
Kawasaki Daishi Heiken Ji
The Kawasaki Daishi Heiken Ji is not far away from the Kanamara Shrine.
I find this place to be very calm and welcoming.
I guess my feeling of calmness and welcoming is true when I saw the what was written.
It says: 祈りと平和 inori to heiwa "Prayers and peace".
Enjoyed the tranquility and calmess.
Furthermore it was autumn.
The cool breeze was amazing.
Walking back to the JR Kawasaki Station
The Keikyu Kawasaki only took me less than 15 mins.
It wasnt traveling fast anyway.
So I thought walking back to the JR Kawasaki Station would not be any longer.
Guess how long it took me to walk from the Kawasaki Daishi Heiken Ji to the JR Kawasaki Station.
1 hour 20 mins.
Anyway, I took my own sweet time leisurely walking back.
Looking around, smiling at the scenes around me.
The first thing that made my smile would be the sunset.
The second smile was when I was watching parents playing with their children on a "ship" playground.
Then I came to this park where these young guys were playing baseball.
Anyway, 野球 yakyuu baseball is like a Japanese national sports.
9 out of 10 Japanese is crazy about baseball.
So I sat there and watch them played for a while.
Then when I thought these guys only accepts high school boys.
This boy came in, "who said so?"
Walking Dogs
Japanese people love walking dogs
You know what, someone told me before that dog is part of the family.
To the singles, dogs are their partner.
Well dogs are 忠実 chuujitsu loyal.
This dog is walked
This dog is walked too.
and this dog waiting to be walked...hahaha.
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