Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.daionet.gr.jp!news.yamada.gr.jp!news.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!postnews2.google.com!not-for-mail From: worthj1970@yahoo.com (John W.) Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Looking for a Beach tomorrow near Tokyo Date: 7 Aug 2004 07:08:26 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 27 Message-ID: <73fde4f0.0408070608.2ea42129@posting.google.com> References: <7588e346.0408062302.14faeb8b@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.151.187.128 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1091887706 20446 127.0.0.1 (7 Aug 2004 14:08:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 14:08:26 +0000 (UTC) Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:16121 Brett Robson wrote in message news:... > On 7 Aug 2004 00:02:10 -0700, Alexander Drey ... > > > >Hi all, > > > >I am on a business Trip and just arrived in Tokyo. > >Because of they weather I am thinking that it would be nice to have > >the sunday spend at the beach. > > > >Is there a (nice) beach near Tokyo which I can reach within 60-90 > >Minutes (by Train, JR etc... I have no car) > >Can you give me some directions to get there (Which Train to take, > >where to walk after arrival etc.) > > > > Nothing "nice", but worth going to. To the south of Tokyo is Kamakura and > Enoshima in Kanagawa. Which to go to probably depends on where you are in Tokyo. > > Kamakura: > Use JR, from Tokyo or Shinagawa catch an express train to Yokohama and continue > to Ofune. At Ofune change trains and two stops to Kamakura. There is a nice > temple near the station and you can walk to the beach. > I've never been to Enoshima, but I suggest Kamakura. Good cultural stuff to see, good restaurants, etc. John W.