❤️Japanese Homestay 2mins to Surf & Beach 江ノ島・鎌倉・箱根 | House in 茅ヶ崎市

"Slow down, relaxing beach town from the busyness of Tokyo yet lots to do and see!" • Surfing beach w/ view of Mt. Fuji (2 min to beach) • 10KM beach bicycle to Enoshima Island • 20min Kamakura • 30min Hakone Hot Springs • 30min Yokohama • 50min Tokyo Home-staying with easy communication w/ bilingual, Japanese-New Zealand & American couple. (FYI: This is not a self-contained apartment). Traditional Japanese tatami room looking over a Japanese Maple tree in garden. • Free bicycles--cycle along beach to Enoshima Island. • Free surfboards+bodyboards. This is Your Home. Take off your shoes, pour a cup of tea, and relax. Catch up with the world our home internet is super fast! Homey, traditional Japanese house. Get the feel of Japan with friends. Wake up to the ambient daylight through Shoji paper doors. Start your morning with a bowl of our homemade Vegan Organic Miso Soup with seasonable veggies. Or help yourself to a bowl of granola. Feeling jet lagged? Make yourself at home to plenty of coffee and tea to jump start your day. Want to see all the sights? Here's a ready made itinerary :) Day 1 Lounge around with the cats or you might want to ask to be woken up for an early morning surf. You can use our surf and body boards and bikes freely. Yes, free of charge. Take a leisurely cycle along the beach to Enoshima Island. Spend the day immersed in one of Japan's 7 "power spots" as you walk around shrines, eat white bait dishes, flattened squid crackers and get a sunset view of Mt. Fuji over the ocean. Love Sake + craft beer? Chigasaki craft beer and Nihonshu are famous, yet only made in small quantities. Get your hands on the Shonan label beer by Kumazawa Brewing or try a sampling at Mokichi Foods Garden restaurant. Post-dinner Hot Spring: Take a free shuttle bus from Chigasaki station to our hot spring. Bring a towel with you or rent one. No tattoos. Day 2 Kamakura Picture yourself in "Slam Dunk" when you ride the Enoden Train Line from Fujisawa (3rd stations from Chigasaki towards Tokyo) . Get an all-day pass to take that shot, get off again at Hase to say hello to the Big Buddha, and Hase-Dera Temple. You can walk through the woods to ZenAriaBenTen to launder your money ;) washing your money brings you 10x more! Then make your way to either: A) Kita-Kamakura (JR line) for Enkakuji Temple Saturday 1PM Zazen meditation, Kenchoji temple, and Meigetsuin for hydrangeas. B) Kamakura station area Hachimongu Shrine and depending on the flower season, you can choose from so many temples! For dinner, try Shonan Yakitori (chicken) just around the corner from home. Day 3 Hakone hosts more than just the best hot springs in Japan! Take the JR train from Chigasaki going away from Tokyo direction to Odawara. Change the train to Hakoneyumoto there or get out of the station. You can check out the Odawara samurai castle before getting in the zigzag mountain climbing train to Hakoneyumoto. You can find several hot springs (onsen) that allow tattoos at the information centre. Just ask them with showing your tattoos. Hakone Open Air Museum where the sculptures moods change with the seasonal backdrop of mountains, see Picasso works rarely seen, and play in the labyrinth. Sail on lake on the colorful ship while viewing Mt. Fuji. And take the cable car to Uwakudani to eat hot spring steamed eggs and live an extra 7 years for every egg you eat! There's just so much more to write to see in Hakone! For dinner, eat like a local with a Teishoku set meal of main dish, rice, pickled vegetables at Kano Shokudou near Chigasaki station. Day 4 Yokohama Start early to make your own personalized Cup Noodle Ramen cups and custom ingredients. Very popular souvenirs and they are limited daily. Stroll around the Yokohama bay and the Sankeien traditional Japanese tea gardens featuring ponds, streaks and winding paths. Shop at Minato Mirai, the red brick warehouse then grab a bite at Hard Rock Cafe or go underground in the shopping centers for lesser known but fantastic restaurants from Sushi to YakiNiku. How is Japanese beer made? Kirin Yokohama Beer factory gives brewery tours. You learn the history of beer brewing and its production processes. Smart brewery students finish the tour with a tasting of freshly brewed beer. What about Tokyo? We commute to Tokyo for work. It's 55 minutes on just one direct train. ¥1000~ one way. Check our Mori Tower in Roppongi and the variety of art exhibitions. Delicious vegetarian restaurants in there. Rush across Shibuya Scramble-- the most people crossing in the world! Walk along to Harajuku for young fashion and Harajuku Koen Park for people watching. The cheapest view in Tokyo is not Tokyo Tower or Sky Tree. It's the Shinjuku Metropolitan Building. Overlook Tokyo for FREE! Akihabara for your anime, electronics and game needs. Rock down to electric avenue! Just want to take things slowly? Great! The beach is 2 minutes away. Rest, read, swim, surf, gaze at Mt. Fuji... Kitahara cafe at Southern Beach is a great place to chill for lunch and coffee. Explore local restaurants--Chigasaki has friendly locals dining! Many of our homestay guests stay for 7-10 days just to slow down and live our local lifestyle. Learning Japanese? We speak both Japanese and English at home. Request which language you prefer. Staying with us a while? There are free daily Japanese lessons at our local culture center. Our home is professionally cleaned before you check-in by Noda-San. She speaks some English and is very friendly :)

This 1 Bedroom House provides accommodation with Laundry, Air Conditioner, Parking, for your convenience. This House features many amenities for guests who want to stay for a few days, a weekend or probably a longer vacation with family, friends or group. This House is less than 1 km from Chigasaki, and gives visitors the opportunity to explore it. The rental House has 1 Bedroom and 1 Bathroom to make you feel right at home.

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