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A shop of baked goods and bread just halfway between Kita-Kamakura and Ofuna. The specialty is Basque cheesecake that focuses on the fragrance. Breads baked by pastry chefs are also popular, with recommendations such as "croc monsieur", a homemade white sauce, and "bacon epi", which is made from long-fermented mochi dough.

They serve the greasy mackerel in traditional laminated vinegar, and finish it with their own method of holding it in the Kantō style and pressing it in the Kansai style. Since its sale in 1913, it has been known as Shonan Kamakura's specialty Ekiben. It is also sold at stands at Kamakura and Fujisawa stations, starting at Ofuna Station.

In a garden with an area of 57888 sq m, they grow peonies, hanashoub and roses. Some flowers are made in this area and can only be seen here now. There is also a glass room, a picnic grand fountain pond and a rest house, and it is also a place to sleep on a large lawn or to spread a lunch box.

The white giant statue of Kanyin, located within the precincts of the Ofuna Kannin-ji, has a striking appearance of its graceful face. Height 25.39m and weight 1915 tons. It began to be built in the early Showa era, and was briefly interrupted by the war, but was completed in 1960. Standing on a small hill, you can see the townscape of Ofuna from Tōya. One-twentieth of the original image is enshrined in the womb of the Kannon statue.

We sell crafts such as pottery, glass products, and miscellaneous goods from all over Japan. Prices are also reasonable, such as Yumi only from 1320 yen, glass from 1540 yen, bamboo work from 4400 yen.

A shop with a set of "spelling" stationery, such as fountain pens, postcards and notebooks. There is also a writing room in the back of the store for writing letters.

A workshop and general store with the theme of "enjoy living by hand"; lampshades with original patterns on glass, as well as overseas general merchandise and handmade materials.

The brand Lye/aku's retail store, which has published a collection nationwide for season events based on the concept of wanting people with strong lye to wear. There are items that can only be obtained here.

A six-tiered stone pagoda stands in a yagura near Eikyo-ji, reportedly the tomb of Abutoni, a poet who wrote the "Jukuyo Diary" (Izayoyoniki), which is considered to be a masterpiece of medieval scriptwells.

About 1m high, there is a treasure tower [Broom Shointo] standing in the forest on the right from Kuzuharaoka Shrine towards the Senarai Benten area. It is said that Shunki was captured as a mastermind for plotting the defeat, and was executed on this ground in Motohiro 2 (1332).