Kamakura Historical Full Day Tour
Joined 2025
Relaxed cultural walking day tour learning about Kamakura's history, temples, and shrines. Taste some great local seafood (whitebait) or even some local beer (shonan beer).
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your Hotel
- Pick up at hotel and take the train to Kita-Kamakura Station
Engakuji Temple
A major Zen temple near Kita-Kamakura Station, known for its historic buildings and forested grounds.
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
Kamakura’s central Shinto shrine, dedicated to the samurai guardian deity Hachiman.
Komachi-dori & Lunch
A popular street near the shrine offering local snacks, cafés, and souvenir shops
Kōtoku-in (Great Buddha)
Buddhist temple housing the Great Buddha, a large 13th-century bronze statue in an open-air setting.
Optional: Hasedera
[If time allows, we can go to Hasedera] A hillside temple known for its eleven-headed Kannon statue, seasonal flowers, and views of the coast.
Ending Point
End at Hasedera and head back to hotel
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
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Guide Fee
Engakuji Temple entrance fee for guest and guide (500 yen each)
Lunch and shopping
Kotoku-in temple entrance fee for guest and guide (300 yen each)
Transportation (around 3000 yen each)
Tour Important Information
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* This tour is not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
* Please let me know in advance if you have any food allergies or other dietary restrictions.
Important message from the supplier
I can guide you in farther places such as Hakone, Nikko, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto and others if you pay for my transportation fee (and hotel if needed).
If we will use public transportation a lot on the tour, I may request for you to pay for my transportation as well. Entrance fees to the attractions will also be shouldered by the customer for the guide.
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 2025
About Tour Guide Mika Y.
Hi, I’m Mika! I’m half Japanese and half Filipino. I have been living in Yokohama for three years now and love showing family and friends around Japan! I also lived in Kyoto before for 6 months. I used to be an English teacher and a preschool teacher, but now work in tourism and hospitality. I have done tours in Tokyo, Yokohama, Enoshima, Kamakura, Hakone and Mt. Fuji! My style of touring is like showing a friend of mine the best spots to visit and explore. I look forward to meeting you in Japan!
$173/ per group
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