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Kamakura Hanami Tour
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Joined 2017
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.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At Fujisawa st. in Kanagawa
- I can pick you up at your hotel in Tokyo if you want to. But in this case I have to add one-hour guide fee:5000 yen, because it takes one hour to go to Kamakura from Tokyo.
Enoshima island:
an old sacred island with three old shrines. Delicious sea food and beautiful nature can be enjoyed.
Hase-dera:
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.
Great Buddha:
11 meters in height and weighing over 100 ton Great Buddha is located in Kotoku-in garden. One of the symbolic spots in Kamakura.
Hokokuji temple
Beautiful and serene temple. You can enjoy Japanese ceremony tea service surrounded by bamboo trees.
Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu shrine
:Main shrine built by Minamoto Yoritomo in 1180, who was the founder of Kamakura Samurai government.
Komachi-dori: Shopping street.
You can eat many kinds of Japanese food and buy good souvenirs.
Engaku-ji:
the second highest rank Zen temple built in the 13th century, which is also full of cherry blossoms in spring.
Ending Point
At Kitakamakura st. in Kanagawa
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee,
hotel pick-up fee in Kamakura
hotel pick-up fee (Tokyo area)
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 3500 per person, kids 1750 yen per person
Tour Important Information
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.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2017
About Tour Guide Kaneo U.
I’m so excited to have a chance to show you around my favorite spots in Kanagawa prefecture. I was born in Kanagawa. I spent my whole school life, including university, here in Kanagawa. I worked as a high school English teacher here for more than 40 years. I love Kanagawa so much. We have many interesting tourist spots, like Hakone, Kamakura, Enoshima and Yokohama.
I got my tour guide license in English in 2009. I am still an English teacher. To give an interesting and impressive lesson to young high school students, I’ve learnt and gathered many kinds of information. I also have a license to teach social studies, so I have a wide range of knowledge about Japanese culture and history. I’m sure to provide you an interesting tour.
Reviews
Susan B.
“Kaneo is THE BEST! ”
Our party of four had a delightful day with Kaneo on his Tokyo Then and Now tour. He was personable, knowledgeable, attentive, with a great sense of humor! How fortunate we were to be blessed to spend the day with him.
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Kaneo U.
Thank you for your warm and good review. I myself enjoyed the tour with you. I really appreciate this splendid good weather brought by you.
James V.
“A leisurely day in Tokyo ”
Kaneo was an excellent guide. He contacted us several times leading up to the trip, mainly regarding the cherry blossom situation. He was professional and punctual but also friendly and helpful. We visited the Senso-ji shrine, the Hamarikyu Garden where we had a matcha tea, we had a nice walk along the moat near the Imperial palace where there were lots of lovely cherry blossom trees, and we ended up in the Sumida Hokusai museum. We also had a wander around Tsukiji fish market where we had a very good sushi lunch. He took some photographs for us. Overall, a fantastic day.
Kaneo U.
I am happy to know you are satisfied with my guide. Cherry blossoms season is so complicated. I am glad you could enjoy the last cherry blossoms in Tokyo.
Christina D.
“Amazing first day in Tokyo”
Kaneo was a great choice for our first full day in Japan. We exchanged several messages before our trip and he understood and planned exactly what we needed. His level of detail was just right for our jet lagged brains and whilst we covered a lot of ground during our day together we were happy with the pace. Kaneo had adapted the tour to suit our need, excluding certain key sites as we were returning and staying closer to these at the end of our trip and adding a requested trip to the tiny Origami museum which we had particularly wanted to see. By the end of the day we felt well happy using the public transport and understood the etiquette of this amazing city. We would definitely recommend Kaneo.
Kaneo U.
Thank you for your warm and good review. Visiting Origami museum was splendid. Because of your request, I could find a good museum to be included to my tour.
$242/ per group
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Yokohama, Now & Then
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Tokyo Hanami Tour
Cherry blossoms tell the start of Japanese spring. During cherry season, I will show you some of the best spots for "Hanami" in Tokyo. But the date of full blooming differs every year depending on the weather, which is hard to predict. Several predicting services compete in their predicting accuracy every year. Cherry blossoms usually start blooming late March and end at the beginning of April. They reach full blooming 7 days later. This year March 21.
Tokyo Hanami Tour
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Kamakura by the sea
A famous old town of Kamakura is also known for its beautiful beach. This area is called "Shonan ", which is one of the most popular tour spots in Japan, especially for the young people enjoying marine sports. By using Eno-den Line, which is so cute a train and runs mainly by the beach, you can enjoy both old beautiful Kamakra and beautiful modern beach spots.
Kamakura by the sea
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Kamakura Flower Tour
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Kamakura Flower Tour
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Perfect Sankei-en Garden
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Perfect Sankei-en Garden
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Blooming Kamakura: Seasonal Flower Walk (Halfday Customized tour) by Yacco
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