Kamakura and Eastern Kyoto with Lots of Temples and Shrines

Name: Kamakura and Eastern Kyoto with Lots of Temples and Shrines
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4.0(1)6 hr 30 minEnglishBook 12 hours aheadKamakura, Japan

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Kamakura is such a compact city that you can see the whole area within a day. One of the representative sight-seeing spots is Big Image of Buddha in Kotokuin temple. From there, you can travel almost all the famous temples for six hours.

Many historical sites are covered in public transportation services. On the way to Hachimangu, we can enjoy shopping on KOMACHI street. While walking through the street, we can feel something different from the western culture. In this area, there are many valuable temples and shrines within a walk. So, we can visit many historical temples and shrines such as so-called hydrangea temple and bamboo grove temple. All these temples are located in calm environment, so you will feel like being in KAMAKURA ZEN Buddhism style.

About 1 hour from JR Kita Kamakura station, we will visit the 2nd largest city YOKOHAMA. This time, we will stop over at China town in ISHIKAWA cho in Yokohama. We can enjoy a variety of Chinese cuisines for reasonable prices.

Included

Private tour
Meeting in the hotel lobby
English speaking professional guide

Not included

Public transportation to/from (customers)
Lunch and afternoon tea

What you'll do

Engaku-ji
409 Yamanouchi, Kamakura, Japan
Engakuji Temple played an important role in KAMAKURA period ( 1192 - mid 15th century ) when Kamakura was a capital of Japan. The temple is ranked the highest of RINZAI clan of Kamakura Buddhism. The style is featered in realization of everything of the universe all through sitting silently (ZAZEN). There are several historically important assets, such as national treature Ogane (large bell) in the precincts of the temple. Zen class or buddhism seminars are held all the year round there.
1 hourAdmission not included
Meigetsuin (Hydrangea Temple)
189 Yamanochi, Kamakura, Japan
The temple is well known as hydrangea temple not only in Japan but in foreign countries. The season is June, when hydrangea is full bloom. In the temple precincts, almost all the places are filled with hydrangea. Its beauty facsinates every visitor whoever comes from overseas. But it is not known well that the huge precincts welcome us whenever we come back, which means there are a variety of flowers are planted here and there. So, visitors can enjoy viewing seasonal flowers of the day.
1 hourAdmission not included
Kotoku-in - Great Buddha of Kamakura
4 Chome-2-28 Hase, Kamakura, Japan
Big Statue of Kamakura sits in the center of the temple yard. It is said that the buddist sactrum was blown away by two typhoons in 1334 and 1369. The Image is loved by thousands of visitors all over the world.
1 hourAdmission not included
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Japan
The shrine is known to be assoiated with MINAMOTO family from the ancient time. When the first governor of KAMAKURA feudal government (in 1192), YORITOMO MINAMOTO, declared the shrine to be the spiritual center of the government. Since then, the shrine was long been worshipped by SAMURAI worriors class.
1h 30mAdmission not included