This tour include the "Daibutsu" the traditional Japanese craftsmanship skill applied, Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine whose deity is the founder of the Kamakura Shogun established in 12th Century, Hasedera Temple which is the Paradise of the Pure Land with beautiful flowers and the biggest wooden sculpture of Hase Kannon and Hokoji-temple by enjoying beautiful bamboo forest and powered tea.
At your hotel in Tokyo
The Great Buddha(13.5 meters, 121tons)” is one of the major landmarks and the most popular tourist spot in Kamakura.
“The Great Buddha” was completed to build up in 1243 and has been sitting in Kamakura for more than 760 years.
Hasedera temple is said to have been constructed to enshrine Kannon in 736. Hase Kannon is the biggest wooden sculpture in Japan. It is 9.18 meters high. It is an eleven header Kannon. Each face has a different expression because Kannon is listening to the wishes of all types of people. Various beautiful flowers: 2500 Hydrangeas of more than 40 different kinds in rainy season, Cherry blossoms in spring, Lotus flower and lilies in early summer & midsummer, Autumn leaves and bush clovers in autumn and Plum blossoms from winter to early spring.
The founder of Tsurugaoka Hachiman shrine was Minamoto Yoritomo who was the first Samurai Shogun of Japan and founded the Kamakura shogunate in the 12th century. You can see various spots inside the shrine such as Torii gate, Genpei pond, Taikobashi bridge, - Hata-age Benzaiten shrine and Worship hall.
This temple was constructed in 1334 and it is famous as Zen temple, tea house and bamboo forest. This is also famous for dry landscape garden, lots of moss which show light and shade contrast, corridor style tomb.
At your hotel in Tokyo
Guide fee,
Pick-up fee at your staying hotel in Tokyo,
Transportation fee during this tour for you and a guide in case you move from hotel in Tokyo to Kamakura using JR train: JPY1880/ adult,
Kamakura free path ticket inside Kamakura city for you and a guide: JPY800/ adult,
Entrance fee for you: Great Buddha: JPY300/ adult,
Hasedera-temple: JPY400/ adult,
Hokokuji-temple: JPY300/ adult,
Lunch fee,
1) For fairly long walking of sight-seeking, please put on the shoes to walk with ease.
2) Please prepare the cash to spend any train riding, lunch and souvenir.
3) I prepared the blog of Kamakura with photos and detail explanation each shown as below,
Blog titles: Great Buddha and Various Historical and Cultural Spots in Kamakura
I am now focusing tour guide area for East Japan area such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Hakone, Kamakura, Mt.Fuji, Nikko, Gunma, Saitama and Kanazawa.
However, I can support you for one day trip of Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Nara and Himeji from Tokyo.
Emily A.
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“Discovering Mount Fuji and Hakone with Kashima San”
I had an unforgettable experience visiting Mount Fuji and the Hakone Shrine with Mr. Kashima as our guide! Mr. Kashima's expertise and passion for the history and culture of each site were evident throughout the tour. He shared captivating stories and insightful details that made each location come alive. The tour was perfectly paced, allowing us to fully enjoy the breathtaking scenery and capture beautiful photos. Mr. Kashima's thoughtful organization and warm hospitality made the entire day a pleasure. I highly recommend Mr. Kashima to anyone looking to explore these iconic Japanese landmarks with a knowledgeable and engaging guide.
Alev O.
Nikko as enormous theme park of both nature and Edo culture
“Wet day in Nikko with a good guide ”
Kashima sun was very attentive and knowledgeable. Although it was a rainy day, he took us all the places as he planned. We enjoyed our day trip to Nikko with him
Kashima H.
(71 reviews)Alev san, thank you very much for your upmost review for me. I am very much pleased that you could enjoy the Nikko tour with me. We enjoyed Nikko nature viewing such as Lake-Chuzenji, Kegon waterfall,Ryuzo-waterfall and so-on. Also, we visited Nikko Toshogu by which you could feel Tokugawa shogun personality. Thanks to your strong interest for Japanese culture and history, we could exchange lots of information with funny conversation. Thanks again, Kashima
Olman M.
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“Hakone happyness! ”
Thank you Kashima for a wonderful day in Hakone. We appreciated your kindness and attention; making sure we received the most out of your amazing tour.
Kashima H.
(71 reviews)Olman san, thank you very much for your upmost review for me. We enjoyed Hakone nature viewing such as Owakudani valley with various riding as Cruise on Lake Ashi, Ropeway & Cable car and the traditional shrine & modern culture such as Hakone shrine and Open air museum. Thanks to your deep interest for Japanese nature, history and culture, we could exchange various information with funny conversation. I hope that you visit Japan again in near future so that I can introduce other nice tour spots for you. Thanks, Kashima