Private Old Temples Guided Tour in Kamakura

Name: Private Old Temples Guided Tour in Kamakura
Brand: Viator
Price: 89.43 USD
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5.0(2)3 hoursJapanese, EnglishBook 33 hours aheadKamakura, Japan

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Yourself or with your partner/ a friend only Government licensed tour guide Stroll the temples, shrine and Kamakura backstreets while avoiding over-tourism.

The old temples, shrine and backstreets offer different perspectives the whole year round as the weather and foliage change Talk with your guide and leave a lasting impression Early-morning start time allows you to plan other sightseeing plans in the afternoon

Included

Professional Local Tour Guide
Entrance fees of temples for the guide

Not included

Matcha green tea and traditional Japanese sweets for guests, 600yen/person as of January2023
bus fare (around 300 yen) Kamakura station to Houkokuji Temple
Bottled water
Gratuities
Comfortable walking shoes for 2-3km walk
All spots to visit in this course

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What you'll do

Hokoku-ji Temple
2-7-4 Jomyoji, Kamakura, Japan
A ten-minute taxi ride will take you to this temple. Michelin three-star, famous for its bamboo grove. You will enjoy exploring the temple grounds, garden, and bamboo grove. You could sit down and relax while trying a cup of Matcha green tea and traditional Japanese sweets if you like (optional, with tea charge).
1 hourAdmission not included
Sugimotodera Temple
903 Nikaido, Kamakura, Japan
A five-minute walk will take you to Sugimoto-dera temple. Michelin two-star. This is the hidden, and oldest temple in Kamakura, founded in mid 8th century. You will enjoy Deva Kings, the moss-covered stone steps, main hall. Good to check the Buddhist statues deep inside the main hall (in a bit of distance).
40 minAdmission not included
A twenty or thirty-minute walk to Kamakura Hachimangu Shrine
This will be a peaceful stroll in the backstreets. You may enjoy learning some of daily life in Kamakura residential area. A few minute stop at the first site of the Samurai Shogunate. Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, a spiritual pillar of the Kamakura shogunate enshrines the god of war. Probably for around twenty minutes, you will enjoy the guided walking tour of grounds, garden, and main building of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine until the end of the tour time.
50 min

Meeting and pickup

2 locations

Pickup details

At the entrance of Starbucks Coffee Kamakura, open from 7AM. The tour guide with a paper "Viator" will be there five minutes before the tour begins. If any concerns about how to get to Kamakura station from downtown Tokyo, please get our advice via e-mail when booking.