In addition to visiting the beach on Monday, we toured nearby Kamakura and saw the Great Buddha and the Hase Temple. Both historic sites were swarming with tourists due to the holiday. We found it rather interesting that these religious shrines were surrounded by cheap souvenir stores. Needless to say, after appropriately admiring these great wonders, we had to play the part of being a tourist and do a little shopping in order to support the local economy.