One hour train-ride from Tokyo, Kamakura is a historical place where the first samurai government was established in 12 century. There are tens of beautiful temples and shrines in Kamakura. All of them have beautiful Japanese gardens, some of which are famous for its "Hanami", cherry blossoms viewing. I will show you some of the best "Hanami" spots in Kamakura. The date of full blooming differs every year. They usually start blooming late March and end at the beginning of April.
At your hotel or Fujisawa st. in Kanagawa
an old sacred island with three old shrines. Delicious sea food and beautiful nature can be enjoyed.
Famous for its 11-headed Kannon statue. Its beautiful garden is also famous, especially for its cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves in fall.
11 meters in height and weighing over 100 ton Great Buddha is located in Kotoku-in garden. One of the symbolic spots in Kamakura.
Beautiful and serene temple. You can enjoy Japanese ceremony tea service surrounded by bamboo trees.
:Main shrine built by Minamoto Yoritomo in 1180, who was the founder of Kamakura Samurai government.
You can eat many kinds of Japanese food and buy good souvenirs.
the second highest rank Zen temple built in the 13th century, which is also full of cherry blossoms in spring.
One of the two Michelin Green Guide three star spots. It has a beautiful garden with old temple houses . old tombs, and beautiful flowers. t used to be a nunnery. It is often called "Enkiri-dera" and a married woman could divorce from her husband once she ran into this temple in Edo era.
At your hotel or Kitakamakura st. in Kanagawa
guide fee,
hotel pick-up fee
transportation fee for you and guide ( about 2000 yen from Tokyo)
entrance fee ( about 1500 yen per person)
lunch ( you and guide )
extra person fee: adult 4000 per person, kids 2000 yen per person
The date of full blooming differs every year. The duration of its blooming also differs depending on the weather. Usually we can enjoy cherry blossoms 7 days before full blooming and 7 days after it.
It takes one hour to go by train from Tokyo to Fujisawa.
Please wear comfortable shoes because you will walk a lot.
My working days change according to my another job schedule:part time high school teacher. Please check my calendar.
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Kaneo-San was very professional, resourceful and knowledgeable about the history of the places we visited. He helped us select some of the most interesting and beautiful places to see in Yokohama, one of them was the Sankeien Garden. It is a must see garden with beautiful ponds, different species of cherry blossom trees, historical houses representing different periods in Japan brought from different parts of Japan such as old farm houses, tea ceremonial house and the oldest temple constructed in 1400s brought in from Kyoto.. it is an open air museum ! Last but not least, Kaneo-San went out of his way to help my sister to pick up a purchase she has made from the Red Brick Warehouse! He was so flexible with the itinerary and adjusted it based on the weather. We had such a good time with Kaneo-San and grateful for his guiding. We definitely will recommend him to anyone who wants a competent, kind and reliable guide to show them Yokohama.
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(35 reviews)With danger of thunder storm, Hakone tour was really exciting. I am glad to know you enjoyed the tour.
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Kaneo is a very personable and helpful guide. He was efficient and knowledgeable. The your he planned for us took in all the major sites we wished to visit and he did not rush us, actually he gave us more time than we had paid for. It would have been helpful to have some written information about the sites we visited to take away and read, because there is limited time and a lot to take in. But this is only a small point and overall the experience was excellent.
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(35 reviews)Thank you for quick and warm reply. I hope you enjoyed full blooming cherry blossoms in Tokyo. Thanks to you I also enjoyed the best Hanami this year.