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Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Your guide will take you on a concise tour of Kamakura, a delightful, historical city with many important and famous Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. It will take about one hour from Tokyo to get to Kamakura. Once you arrive, you will visit three of the most impressive places in Kamakura: the Great Buddha, the Hase Temple and the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. You will also have the chance to eat a Japanese lunch as well.
Also, this tour is able to customize.
We recommend Hokoku-ji temple(it is famous for bamboo groove)
What's included
Private, professional English-speaking guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks, unless specified
Train (both guests and tour guide), 1400 yen (approx. $12USD) per-person (one-way)
Gratuities
Hase-dera Temple
Kotoku-in (Great Buddha of Kamakura)
What to expect
Kotoku-in - Great Buddha of Kamakura
30m · Admission ticket not included
The Great Buddha
The Kotokuin was constructed in 1252. It has a bronze statue “Great Buddha Statue” that stands 13 meters high, sitting cross-legged, robed with drapes in the classical lines reminiscent of ancient Greece, cast in 1292. It sits outside against wooden hills.
Hasedera Temple
30m · Admission ticket not included
This temple is famous for housing a Buddhist statue of Kannon, Goddess of Mercy, with eleven faces and a thousand arms. Each of the eleven faces represents a different phase in the search for enlightenment. The 9.18 meter tall, gilded wooden statue is regarded as one of the largest wooden sculpture in Japan. You can also enjoy the pretty garden with ponds and the Jizo-do Hall with hundreds of small statues of the Jizo Bodhisattva who helps the souls of dead children to reach the paradise.
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
1h
This shrine was originally built in 1063 and dedicated to the Emperor Ojin (God of War) and the Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo among others. An interesting fact of this shrine is that it was not only a Shinto "Hachimangu" shrine, but also a Tendai Buddhist temple for most of its history.
Kamakura Komachidori
30m
Between Tsurugaoka hachimangu Shrine and Kamakura station there is a pretty street with a lot of restaurants and shops selling traditional Japanese souvenirs. You can enjoy eating or shopping there.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
We will pick you up at your staying hotel. The guide will be waiting for you at lobby of your staying hotel.
Additional information
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The remaining hours are allotted for the travel time.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
