Day Trip to Kamakura & Enoshima: Shrines, Seaside, Temples & Tea

Duration11h

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Group sizeUp to 20 travelers

Overview

Please note that this tour does not use a private vehicle and uses public transport. This tour involves several hours of walking in the outdoors.

Enjoy a day trip from Tokyo in the neighbouring prefecture of Kanagawa, and explore two of its hotspots Kamakura and Enoshima!

Kamakura is a popular day trip to do during your trip to Tokyo as it’s only just over 60 minutes away from Shinjuku station. This tour is a great opportunity to venture out and see a different part of Japan but with the ease of still being close to the city! Japanese locals especially love Kamakura and Enoshima due to its close proximity to the sea! So why don’t you take a break from the skyscrapers and bustling Metropolis of Tokyo, and come experience this slice of paradise!

The tour will provide guests with a well balanced itinerary including shrines and temples, food and drink, iconic local transport, nature and an observatory.

What's included

Japanese Koi feeding fee
Bamboo Temple admission fee and, tea and sweet experience
Enoshima island escalators and observatory admission fees
Local English speaking guide
Great Buddha temple admission fee and entrance fee to go inside of the Great Buddha
Enoshima Kamakura Freepass to cover all your transport for the tour

Trains and transport before and after the tour
Additional food and drink

What to expect

Shinjuku
1h 30m

Meet your tour guide outside of Shinjuku station’s South gate/entrance.
Board the 08:27 train for Fujisawa station from Shinjuku station, and arrive at Fujisawa station at 09:28.

Once arrived at Kamakura Station catch the "Enoden" train to Kamakura Station
Kamakura
4h

Walk for 30 minutes to our first destination, a beautiful temple and bamboo forest for a guided tour of the temple complex and to enjoy a matcha and Japanese sweet experience at the Temple’s tea house.

Leave the temple and tea house, and walk for 20 minutes back to central Kamakura arriving at 12:50.

Enjoy a 30 minute stop at Kamakura’s most central shrine complex. Here your guide will give you an overview of the Shrine’s history and significance. You will also be able to feed Japanese Koi Carp within the Shrine’s beautiful garden.

After that you will have your lunch break. We will leave the shrine complex and head to Komachi Dori, Kamakura’s main shopping and food street! Your guide will happily recommend foods to try and souvenirs to purchase.

14:30 Meet back up after your lunch break, and get the train from Kamakura station to Hase station.
Kotoku-in - Great Buddha of Kamakura
40m · Admission ticket included

Arrive at Hase station where you will have a short walk of 7 minutes to our next destination, one of Kamakura’s most famous temples and landmarks - The Great Buddha of Kamakura. Enjoy a 30 minute stop here where your guide will tell you all about the temple and Buddha’s history, and you will also be able to go inside this amazing statue!

Leave the temple and Great Buddha where we will get the train from Hase station to the island of Enoshima! The journey takes 23 minutes on the ‘Enoden’ train.
Enoshima Island
1h 10m

Arrive at Enoshima station where we will enjoy a scenic walk to Enoshima island along the sea! Once we arrive at Enoshima island, we will take escalators to the top of the island where we will go to the Sea Candle Observatory for amazing panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Japanese coastline! Once finished, we will make our way back down stairs, passing Enoshima shrine on the way.

Arrive at Katase-Enoshima station to get a train back to Fujisawa station. From Fujisawa station, we will then get the train back to Shinjuku.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The tour will begin at 08:00am outside of Shinjuku station where you will meet your tour guide. You will meet outside of Shinjuku station’s SOUTH GATE by the "Green Window" ticket office (midori no madoguchi). Once everybody has arrived, you will officially start the tour!

End point

The tour will begin at 08:00am outside of Shinjuku station where you will meet your tour guide. You will meet outside of Shinjuku station’s SOUTH GATE by the "Green Window" ticket office (midori no madoguchi). Once everybody has arrived, you will officially start the tour!

Additional information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Travel time is already included in the tour duration - 11 hour day

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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