Small hiking in Kamakura to feel its ancient atomosphere
You can enjoy a small hiking in a north mountain area, where you will feel ancient atmosphere by visiting a mystic cave shrine called Zeniarai-Benten and Sasuke-Inari shrine. You can also enjoy other faomous spots, Tsurugaoka-Hachiman-gu shrine and Great Buddha.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel or Kamakura station in Kanagawa pref.
Hasedera Shrine
Famous for its 11-headed Kannon statue. Its beautiful garden is also famous.
Great Buddha
11 meters in height and weighing over 100 ton huge statue is the most symbolic spot in Kamakura.
Near here, we can enjoy many types of Japanese lunch, such as Soba noodle, Ramen noodle or authentic traditional Japanese dishes
Zeniarai-Benten shrine and Sasuke-Inari shrine:
A little far from the central Kamakura, you can feel the nature of Kamakura by walking.
Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu shrine
Main shrine built by Minamoto Yoritomo in 1180, who was the founder of Kamakura Samurai government.
Komachi-Dori street:
Shopping street. You can eat many kinds of Japanese food and buy good souvenirs.
Ending Point
At your hotel or Kamakura station in Kanagawa pref.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee
hotel pick-up fee (Kamakura area)
transportation fee of guide
hotel pick-up fee (Tokyo area)
transportation fee of tourists ( about 2000 yen from Tokyo)
entrance fee of tourist and guide ( about 500 yen per person)
lunch ( you and guide )
extra person fee per person: adult 3000 yen, kid 1500 yen
Tour Important Information
In this tour, you will walk about one hour intermittently. I advise you to wear walking shoes and to bring a water bottle.
Depending on the conditions of you or the weather, we can take a bus or a taxi instead.
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
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
Bryan P.
“Kaneo's excellent”
We worked with Kaneo to pick us up at our Tokyo hotel and help us navigate the 3 trains necessary to get to Hakone. It was a little more money, but much less stress. He had been very flexible in working with us to tailor his standard tour option to our circumstances, and his knowledge about the time and effort to do what we wanted was very helpful. We also had a chance to visit a woodworking craftsman's workshop at the end of the tour, and ended up buying a wonderful woodcut of Mt Fuji which now hangs on our wall. Highly recommended!
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Kaneo U.
Thank you for a good review. It was my first experience to use a bullet train to Hakone. It was amazingly fast! When we left Hakone, you made me know we could see Mt. Fuji. It was a rare occasion to see it in the afternoon. I think the woodcraft you bought brought Mt. Fuji to us. Thank you again for giving me a wonderful time with you.
Tina V.
“We enjoyed all areas of interest”
It was a very interesting tour. Very interactive. Opportunity to change schedule to fit our recommendations.
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Kaneo U.
Thank you for really quick and good review. I hope you enjoyed my guiding, though we walked too much. I hope I will have a chance to see you again someday.
Liran B.
“Amazing guide”
We booked Kaneo for 2 days to start our trip to Japan. He did a great job showing us a combination of historical sites and modern Tokyo. The lunch spots he picked for us were great and his organization of each day was perfect.
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Kaneo U.
Thank you for your good review. I enjoyed the tour with your cute daughters. On the first day it was raining. I hope you could enjoy cherry blossoms even in the rain. And I am happy to hear you liked a very traditional ramen shop in Shibuya. I wish I can see you some day.
$208/ per group
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