Dry landscape garden at the Bamboo Temple

A stone lantern in the bamboo grove

Great Buddha

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Torii (Gateway to Shogun's Shrine)

Great Buddha

A moss-covered garden at the Bamboo Temple

Bamboo grove

The essence of Kamakura - A half-day trip to another world

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Kamakura

3.5 Hours

up to 5 people

Japanese ( Native ), English ( Business ), French ( Business )

Private tour (only you and your guide)

Walking / Public Transportation Tour
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From Tokyo, only one hour train ride takes you to another world, Kamakura, an ancient capital of samurais.Their spirit of "Zen" still remains anywhere. The passage of time is quite different from the one of megapolis Tokyo. I think three spots express the essence of Kamakura, Great Buddha (Kotoku-in Temple), Bamboo Temple (Hokoku-ji Temple) and First Shogun's Shrine (Tsuru-ga-oka Hachiman Guu).

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Great Buddha (Kotoku-in Temple) --- the symbol of Kamakura
Bamboo Temple (Hokoku-ji Temple) --- the spirit of
First Shogun's Shrine (Tsuru-ga-oka Hachiman Guu)
Strolling on Wakamiya-ooji (the front approach to Shogun's Shrine)

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Departure & Return

Starting time 09:00 AM ( recommended ) Flexible

Meeting Point At the West exit (Nishi-guchi) of JR Kamakura station

Ending Point At JR Kamakura station or in front of Komachi shopping street

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

guide fee

What‘s not included

transportation fee ("One-Day-Pass)(you and guide), entrance fee (temples)

Important

This tour depends on the calender of the temples

Kamakura would force you to walk more than you imagine. We'll take a bus and a local train, but each temple and shrine has the large precincts. I recommend comfortable shoes.

We need One-Day-Pass（Kamakura Kankyo Tegata）to move by bus and train. Please pay 600 yen (adult) or 300 yen (age 6-12) per person (you ang guide).
Bamboo Temple requires an admission fee, 300 yen per person, if you take a tea there, plus 600 yen per person, please.
At the temple of Great Buddha, the entrance fee is 300 yen or 150 yen (age 6-12) per person.

（About your transportation fee to Kamakura, for example, from Shinjuku to Kamakura, it costs about 1,000 yen per person on JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line） read more

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation - 30 days prior to meeting time
50% Refund - 15 to 29 days prior to meeting time
No Refund - Within 14 day(s) prior to meeting time

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