Kamakura is adorable with a lot of old temples and shrines. You can enjoy seeing old structures, gardens, flowers every season and strolling around the town in the countryside. It is located west of Tokyo and accessible by train only for 40 minutes. You can learn Japanese cultural aspects a lot there.
Kamakura station
From Shinagawa or Tokyo station, you take JR train for 40 minutes. If you have JR pass, please let me know.
You visit important and historical Buddhist temples, where you enjoy to see the bamboo garden, have an experience to enter into a Japanese room, have maccha green tea and small sweet and see Japanese dry garden if you like.
This is the most famous shrine in the area and accept a lot of visitors. It was the important guardian shrine for Kamakura Shogun family in Kamakura period between 1192 and 1333, when Kamakura was the administrative and military center. It's still popular among people because it's a historical power spot.
You can enjoy seeing or shopping Japanese souvenirs along Komachi street and have lunch and sweets for one hour.
You can join your guide for lunch and get her assistance for searching a good restaurant and ordering food at the restaurant. If you like to skip your lunch, you have free time. Please kindly let your guide take a rest.
In the afternoon, you can explore Hase town in Kamakura. Eno-den local cute train takes us to Hase station, taking 7 minutes.
This is one of famous temples in Kamakura, which enshrines a great wooden statue of eleven-headed Kannon. The structures of the temple and the gardens are beautiful in every season.
The Great Image of Buddha outdoor is a symbol of Kamakura and is wonderful statue with the merciful face and beautiful meditation posture. The combination of the Buddha and the mountains in the background is fabulous.
We take JR train to go back to Tokyo.
Kamakura station
You can enjoy beautiful countryside in Kamakura and ocean view in Enoshima island, and walk along the souvenir shopping street in an old town, learning Japanese culture.
guide fee, train and buses (guide), entrances (guide)
your JR train return ticket from Tokyo: 1500JPY/person
your transportation in Kamakura: 800JPY/ person
your entrances : 1100JPY/ person
your food and drink
hotel pick-up and trip to Kamakura station: 3000JPY
I can guide you in Kyoto, Nikko, Hakone if you pay my tranportation fee.
In this tour, we walk a lot. It's recommended to wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
For additional sightseeing changing the itinerary, let us discuss in advance.
We recently had the pleasure of joining a day trip to Kamakura, guided by the wonderful Yuka. From start to finish, the experience was nothing short of exceptional. Yuka's knowledge, enthusiasm, and genuine passion for Kamakura's rich history and culture made this tour one of the highlights of my trip to Japan. Yuka was incredibly well-organized and punctual. She communicated all the necessary details before the trip, ensuring everyone knew the meeting point, schedule, and what to expect. Her meticulous planning allowed us to make the most of our day without feeling rushed. I recommend Yuka highly enough for a day trip to Kamakura. Her expertise, warmth, and dedication to providing an unforgettable experience made this tour truly special. If you're looking for an enriching and enjoyable way to explore Kamakura, Yuka is the perfect guide. Thank you, Yuka, for an incredible day!!!
Thank you very much for your wonderful comments about Kamakura tour. I'm happy to hear you really enjoyed the day. I hope you'll have good memories about temples with flower gardens, bamboo garden and maccha.
Yuka made our day in Hakone wonderful, and was very informative about the history. It was a great day and made navigating all around the lake very easy and saw areas of the lake we never would have thought to visit on our own.
Thank you, all of your family members, and thank you for warm comments, Alex. Your ideas and thoughts made it perfect. Your uncle's stories were impressive.
Yuka was a wonderful guide and made our first full day very worthwhile. Not only was she able to show us the best things. But she showed us how to purchase train tickets. And even where to go. This was helpful today and for the remaining days on our trip. In addition, she showed us a lot of free places to go such as the metropolitan building. Which is a 45 story observation deck and totally free versus paying a lot of money for the sky tree. Also had a nice view of Shabu Crossing. And took us to a lot of shopping, including the Nintendo one. You will likely be going back to many of these places, thank you for showing us around!
Thank you for nice comments, James. They are helpful for others. I'm happy you enjoyed Tokyo today. It was a quite unique tour. But thanks for your research, we had a good time.
Yuka, thank you so much for the amazing tour in Hakone. Despite the weather, it was a memorable experience. Your flexibility in adjusting the itinerary and your assistance in getting from Gora to Odawara were greatly appreciated. We had a lot of fun on the tour, even with the fog. Your help made a big difference!
Thank you for warm words, Anne. And your understanding the situation there was great, helped me a lot. I'll remember your family.