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One day trip to Kamakura
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Joined 2014
Kamakura is a very popular tourist destination and has a lot of beautiful places such as Buddhist temples with gardens, and Shinto shrines. The city has a lot of Japanese restaurants which offer lovely dishes. We’ll visit some of the most popular spots in Kamakura, such as Hokoku-ji temple (with a bamboo garden), Hase-dera temple (one of the oldest temples in Kamakura), and Kotoku-in temple which is well known for the Great Buddha. I hope you have a lovely day in Kamakura!
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel
Hokoku-ji temple
The temple has a beautiful bamboo garden and some lovely gardens. You can feel tranquility there.
After that we'll have lunch at a restaurant in central Kamakura or wherever you like.
Hase-dera temple
The temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in Kamakura. You can also see a beautiful view of Kamakura from the observatory.
Kotoku-in temple (The Great Buddha)
You must be overwhelmed by the Great Buddha.
Komachi-dori street or anywhere you're interested in
If we have time, we'll go to Komachi-dori street or anywhere you're interested in.
Ending Point
At your hotel or any places you'd like to finish the tour
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, transportation fares for me, hotel pick-up in Tokyo area
transportation fares for you (around 3,000 JPY for one person), lunch,
entrance fee for 3 temples: Kotoku-in temple 300JPY (150JPY for child), Hase-dera temple 400JPY (200JPY for child), Hokoku-ji temple 400JPY
** If you'd like to have matcha tea with Japanese confectionery in Hokoku-ji temple, it costs 600JPY
Tour Important Information
Please let me know if you have any food allergies or restrictions.
On Wednesday this tour only starts from 10:30.
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 2014
About Tour Guide Yoko I.
Hello, I'm Yoko. I was born and brought up in Ashikaga, Tochigi prefecture (80 km north from Tokyo) and I've lived in Tokyo for more than 20 years.
I love traveling, both overseas and inside Japan. After I visited other countries and saw many local cultures there, I realized that Japan has a variety of unique cultures with a lot of tourist attractions.
I hope you enjoy your stay in Japan. I'm looking forward to seeing you soon!
Reviews
James D.
“Great Way to Explore Kamakura”
Yoko met us at our hotel lobby and was enthusiastic and very friendly. Once arriving in Kamakura, Yoko was extremely knowledgeable about the different sites we visited and food options. We had just arrived to Tokyo and Yoko also helped us with general questions as well as in-depth explanations during our trip. Would definitely recommend Yoko and if we return to Tokyo would love to go with her to Ashikaga Flower Park.
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Yoko I.
Thank you so much for posting such a wonderful review and the photo, James! I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed a day trip to Kamakura. It was a beautiful day to explore Kamakura but not so crowded, so I was glad to take you to many beautiful places, such as Hokoku-ji temple (with enjoying matcha tea at a teahouse there), Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine, Hase-dera temple and Kotoku-in temple (the Great Buddha). It was nice meeting all of you. I'm grateful for your thoughtfulness. I hope you had a lovely journey in Japan. I’m glad to hear that you’re interested in Ashikaga Flower Park. I hope we enjoy beautiful flowers in the park when you come to Tokyo again in the near future. Thank you so much for having me as your guide. Please take care.
Betty G.
“Excellent tour with Yoko”
Yoko gave us a good feel of Japan touring a shrine and temple. She was very knowledgeable. She also set up a lunch for us with our Japanese friend at the Kuru restaurant. We had a several course meal giving us a good flavor of Japenese food We also got to experience a train and subway ride in the very busy Tokyo Would highly recommend Yoko as a tour guide
Yoko I.
Thank you so much for taking your time to post such a fabulous review, Betty! I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour in Tokyo. I’m so glad that you had a lovely time with your Japanese friend at the restaurant in Asakusa. It was one of the busiest days (because of consecutive holidays in autumn), so I think you were surprised to see so many people there (I also, actually). Touring with you at a beautiful day was fun and interesting to me. Thank you so much for having me as your guide. Please take care.
Alice B.
“Organized and educational ”
This review is for the first of full days we spent with Yoko. We were happy we did everything on our customized pre-planned itinerary. We were comfortable with the pace and the whole experience. She was always eager and accommodating with us stopping and taking pictures or her offering to take pictures of us.
Yoko I.
Thank you so much for posting another wonderful review, Alice! I really appreciate it. I’m glad to hear that you were comfortable with the whole experience. We had a slight rain on the first day, but I was glad that I could take you to the place you’d like to go and you got a beautiful souvenir. It was really nice meeting both of you. Thank you so much for having me as your guide.
$344/ per group
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