Kamakura Walking Tour with Local Guide Including Hokokuji Temple
Description
Kamakura is a beautiful seaside city with many historical sites and takes just an hour by local train from Tokyo. In this tour, you'll visit 4 popular temples and a shrine: Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine, and Hokokuji temple which has a beautiful bamboo grove in the ground. Kotokuin temple of the great buddha and Hasedera temple. The temple grounds are home to a bamboo grove of about 2,000 Moso bamboo trees, which has become a tourist attraction and is known as the Bamboo Temple. Kamakura is also known for its delicious food. Hotel pick-up and professional guide included. ※NOTICE Pick up and drop off are on foot.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Kamakura had developed since then centering around this shrine and its main street.
It's a Zen sect temple and famous for the beautiful bamboo grove.
Komachi Street is famous for shopping at Kamakura.
Visit the 47-foot (14-meter) tall bronze Buddha statue of Kotokuin (Great Buddha of Kamakura)
Eleven-faces Kannon
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up at your staying hotel. The guide will be waiting for you at lobby of your staying hotel.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The remaining hours are allotted for the travel time.
Reviews(5)
Take was an excellent guide taking us to many shrines and beautiful sites. His knowledge of Japanese history added greatly to the experience. We would highly recommend him and this tour.
Our guide, Hiroyuki Iwai, was knowledgable, organized, and friendly. He helped us navigate the public transportation to Kamakura and took us to the Bamboo Temple, the Great Buddha, a Shinto Shrine in Kamakura and a Buddhist Temple in Hase. We had a delicious traditional Japanese lunch at midday in a restaurant he recommended. Plan on about 2 1/2 hours on public transportation. It’s a full day but well worth it.
our 2 sons 19 15 and we set off for an adventure with our guide "Steve" . hr was very well prepared with educati I nal data folder from which he taught us about Japan Budhism and Kamakura. He was very flexible as we were getting over illness and he was warm and friendly. We really appreciate the quality time he spent with us and we could have not asked for more!
Our private tour guide was wonderful, so knowledgeable , so pleasant and delightful. This was the best tour of our trip. Best way to immerse in a culture with a private guide and ride the subways and buses with the local population. Loved everything about it.
<p>A special trip, maximum relaxation!<br/> A guide that made us feel the beauty of the places we visited.<br/> Even if at first I thought I did not get the expected guide, we were wrong!<br/> It is proof that age has no limits when you do something with pleasure!<br/> I warmly recommend this tour and especially this guide.<br/> Thank you, Kobata san</p>