This tour takes you to historical sites on wars and peace. In the morning, explore Kamakura to visit the sites related to the battles of samurais to learn about battles in the middle age. After lunch at Komachidori Street, move to the city of Yokosuka to visit Yokosuka Navel Port and Memorial Battleship Mikasa to know about the wars in the modern era. If you want to take the tour of either Kamakura or Yokosuka, it is possible to change the itinerary.
Kamakura Station
Visit the Kamakura Hachimangu Shrine, where Emperor Ojin, God of Archery and War, is enshrined. Learn about the battles in Kamakura Era (1185~1333).
See the impressive and handsome image of Buddha sitting in the open air and learn about Buddhism in Kamakura Era.
Enter the beautiful and quiet temple ground to see the magnificent sculpture of eleven-headed Kannon to know how people has expected her mercy.
Stroll the traditional and fashionable shopping mall, enjoying foods and drinks as well as shopping.
Take a cruise in Yokosuka Naval Port to see some battleships, submarines of US Navy and Japan Self-defense Forces as well as some remains of the war.
Get on board Memorial Ship Mikasa, the battleship at the time of Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905 and know what the war was like at that time.
Yokosukachuo Station
guide fee, guide transportation, guide admission fee
transportation fee (about¥3,000 per person)
lunch (about ¥1,000~3,000 per person)
entrance fee (about ¥3,000 per person)
the estimate total fees= (about ¥9,000 per person)
* Please wear comfortable shoes.
* The area is crowded especially on weekends and holidays.
* We are getting on board the cruiser at 15:00, so if we are getting behind the time, we may shorten the lunch time.
* Depending on the condition of the winds and waves, the cruise can be cancelled. In that case, you can have the tour with a different itinerary.
* According to your request, the itinerary such as meeting place and time can be flexibly changed.
*If you want to see either Kamakura or Yokosuka, it is possible to change the itinerary and shorten the time of each tour.
I have changed the day when I am available.
Travis V.
Kamakura & Yokosuka: History of War and Peace Tour
“Great locations, great guide”
We really enjoyed traveling to Kamakura and Yokosuka with Horuo. It was generally overcast (with a bit of rain) so we were often alone at some of the most popular tourist destinations in the area, and we were able to generally avoid the crowds with Haruo. Travel was very easy for us, and we learned a lot about Japan's history while on our adventures with him. Haruo is very knowledgeable about about the locations he took us to, and was able to bring each bridge and path to life with background we would have otherwise been oblivious to - stories of royalty, faith, assassination plot, wars, peace, and daily life for residents throughout history. There is so much we would have otherwise missed without Haruo, and we are deeply appreciative that we were able to share our travels with him.
Haruo T.
(10 reviews)Dear Trevis Thank you very much for your heartwarming review. This encourages me to improve my guiding. I was also very happy to have a tour with you. Please take care of yourselves. Best Regards Haruo
“An amazing start to adventure!”
Haruo is a fantastic guide and educator who helped us get our bearings on our first day in Tokyo. While on an amazing tour of the imperial gardens (and an indoor 'open air' style Edo museum) we learned about the history of Tokyo and its people, we learned about basic etiquette (tipping, bowing, etc), and how to find what we would need during our 2 week stay. We learned the basics about Shintoism, a few important phrases, we got to try some really unique (and tasty) food, and he took some really great photos of us!
Haruo T.
(10 reviews)I'm sure you had spent a great time in your whole tour in Japan. Please take care of yourselves. Thank you again. Haruo
“Fantastic tour guide!”
Haruo was a great choice for our first day in Tokyo. We knew we'd be wiped from the prior day of flying mentally, so setting up a tour with Haruo explaining all the ins and outs of shrines and how to use the subway was so helpful to get us started, plus we hit up a bunch of the big sites. Lots of history and info, more than happy to be flexible for the sights we wanted to see vs what we were not as interested in. Great guy, great tour, highly recommend!
Haruo T.
(10 reviews)Dear Elisa and Charles Thank you so much for your kind review. That encourages me to improve my tour from now on. It is not you but me that learned a lot about the culture of your country. Especially, talking about your hometown Seatle made me remember sweet memories of my trip and want to come back there. I believe you had a great time after our tour. Thank you again and take care of yourselves. Best Regards, Haruo