Explore Kamakura with a Local Japanese Woman | Private Tour Experience 🇯🇵

Explore Kamakura with a Local Japanese Woman | Private Tour Experience 🇯🇵

Hello everyone, this is Yuriko On this channel, I, as a Japanese person, share with everyone overseas the charm of Japan and Kamakura Some of you may already know this, but I run private tours here in my local area Well, private tours you might be wondering what kind of things we do I think there are probably people who are curious about that so today I’d like to show you all a bit of what my tours are like The person who booked today’s tour Mr. Karl is doing a tour for about the 4th time now This is probably the 4th time, he’s been around Kamakura twice already And we went to Nikko together Today we’re in Kamakura again Karl’s family members are also here today I’m really looking forward to meeting them Well, he’s become quite close… letting us get close… Since he’s a repeat customer I’m thinking of asking if we can film the tour Yes, please look forward to it We’re heading to Kamakura Station Thank you for today Yes, this is Carl-san This is Carl-san Please tell me your name Dana-ben Dana-ben? Dana-ben Dana-ben This is Dana-chan Nice to meet you, Dana Nice to meet you Well then, let’s go From now on, we’re going to head to a temple called Hokokuji where I work as a photographer Now, during this tour, I’d like to introduce you all to a certain app It’s an app called Translation Seagull This Translation Seagull is an AI all-purpose translation app that can handle videos, conversations, and images all in one single app, making it an extremely convenient app How useful it is I’d like to show you all The app download link is in the description, so please check it out First, I’d like to explain the Jizo statues at this temple using a translation app Wait a moment The reason why Jizo statues wear red items is They have meaning as protection against evil But actually there’s a theory that they’re children’s Buddhist deities ※Thinking※ I myself can understand English fairly well when listening When I want to share historical things and such I often don’t know how to express myself properly and sometimes struggle with English but using this app makes translation quite easy so I thought it was very convenient Now, before we enter the bamboo grove I’d like to ask something of you two But there’s one rule This bamboo grove actually dates back to the Edo period and is very old, so Please use it carefully If you touch the bamboo The bamboo will turn yellow So you must not touch the bamboo OK?? Yes, this bamboo forest at Hokokuji Temple is said to have been protected since the Edo period And there are over 1,000 bamboo plants Of course graffiti on the bamboo is not allowed, and if you touch it, it will turn yellow and be damaged So let’s absolutely not touch it Now, I’d like to head to the garden with the dry landscape Here I’d like to use the image translation feature to translate the Japanese text on the back of this ticket It seems we’ve found ourselves a large praying mantis The bamboo is magnificent, but the praying mantis is magnificent too Now, as you can see, Hokokuji is truly a quiet and beautiful place Every morning the gardeners do maintenance to preserve its beauty So in order to preserve this beautiful bamboo grove for the next 1000 years let’s make sure not to touch anything Now we’ve arrived at the tea house This is a tea house called Kyukoan where you can drink authentic matcha inside Hokokuji Temple I’d like to share some trivia about matcha This matcha is from Tsujiri, a famous matcha shop in Kyoto The shop specially blended and made this for Hokokuji Temple This confection is called rakugan, which is a sweet treat It’s made by the shop that makes Kamakura’s most famous Hato Sabure cookies It’s a very special confection made specifically for Hokokuji Temple You actually tried the dry confections There are two types of dry confections One is a dry sweet with Hokoku-ji Temple’s family crest on it And the other one is a bamboo-shaped dry sweet Both are very sweet and delicious In Japan, we often have small sweets like the ones we ate today during tea ceremonies When you drink matcha after eating the tea sweets, the bitterness is reduced and you can really taste the deliciousness in your mouth Compared to American matcha, what was different and what tasted better? Thank you very much Now that we’ve finished drinking our matcha let’s explore Hokokuji Temple This is bamboo that has turned yellow and been damaged because everyone has been touching it Of course graffiti is not allowed but touching is also not allowed so please be careful Besides that, Hokokuji Temple has many other interesting spots so I think you can enjoy sightseeing for about an hour Now I’m getting hungry so Next, I want to take the Enoshima Electric Railway to go eat breakfast As I just mentioned, sometimes I have car chases with the Enoden on my electric bike Now we’ve arrived at Bills This restaurant is not a Japanese restaurant but a casual dining restaurant from Sydney, Australia famous for its ricotta pancakes and scrambled eggs, which are called “the world’s best breakfast” Besides Kamakura, they have locations at Yokohama’s Red Brick Warehouse and in Ginza I went there with Carl during our previous tour and this time too, at Carl’s request We decided to go again In the end, all three of us ordered pancakes These fluffy pancakes are always truly delicious whenever I eat them After getting full, we head to Enoshima by Enoden train Areas like Shichirigahama and Kamakurakokkomae allow you to see the ocean from the Enoden train and are one of my favorite places Now we’re walking towards Enoshima, but here Carl and Carl’s son notice that the soil in Enoshima is black Since I was born and raised in Kamakura I actually never really questioned it but I’ve decided to look into it properly And once again, I’d like to use Translation Seagull for the translation The reason Enoshima’s sand is black is due to Mount Fuji’s eruption and also the influence of the Hakone mountains, apparently Translate to English…? I went to Hakone… Have you ever been to Hakone? What do you like about hot springs? You really do feel warm and cozy after getting into the hot springs Now let’s climb the many stairs of Enoshima and head to the caves Getting a goshuin stamp at the shrine At the café in front of the caves While having some drinks We really had a wonderful time Well, this time we did the tour using an app called Translation Seagull With Translation Seagull Even if you’re not fluent in other languages You can talk about historical topics and have deep conversations about culture Well, I can speak and understand English to some extent, but even so, when it comes to historical topics or deep conversations I sometimes struggle with how to express myself So this time I really found this app to be incredibly useful Actually, I tried using this app for several days during my trip to America and it was extremely convenient For talking with locals and ordering at restaurants too it was really handy Even while touring art museums, I could translate the explanations to understand what they were about so I could grasp everything right away Please everyone, try to get your hands on Translation Seagull too Well, thank you for watching the video to the end today as well Let’s meet again in the next video Thank you for today Thank you very much

Join me for a private walking tour around the beautiful seaside town of Kamakura, guided by a local Japanese woman (that’s me!). 🏯🌿

In this video, I’ll take you through Kamakura’s quiet streets, temples, and cafés — places you won’t find in typical travel guides. It’s a glimpse into the real, local side of Japan.

During this tour, I also used an amazing AI translation app called “Hon’yaku Kamome” (Translation Seagull). 🕊️
It’s an all-in-one translation app that can handle everything — voice, video, and image translations — all in one place!

In this video, I’ll show you how helpful this app can be when traveling abroad, especially in Japan where many local spots still use Japanese-only menus.

📲 Download the app here: https://tgull.me/3TVnu3

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