Day Trip to Kamakura & Enoshima: Shrines, Seaside, Temples & Tea
Description
Please note that this tour does not use a private vehicle and uses public transport. This tour involves several hours of walking in the outdoors. Enjoy a day trip from Tokyo in the neighbouring prefecture of Kanagawa, and explore two of its hotspots Kamakura and Enoshima! Kamakura is a popular day trip to do during your trip to Tokyo as it’s only just over 60 minutes away from Shinjuku station. This tour is a great opportunity to venture out and see a different part of Japan but with the ease of still being close to the city! Japanese locals especially love Kamakura and Enoshima due to its close proximity to the sea! So why don’t you take a break from the skyscrapers and bustling Metropolis of Tokyo, and come experience this slice of paradise! The tour will provide guests with a well balanced itinerary including shrines and temples, food and drink, iconic local transport, nature and an observatory.
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Itinerary
Meet your tour guide outside of Shinjuku station’s South gate/entrance. Board the 08:27 train for Fujisawa station from Shinjuku station, and arrive at Fujisawa station at 09:28. Once arrived at Kamakura Station catch the "Enoden" train to Kamakura Station
Walk for 30 minutes to our first destination, a beautiful temple and bamboo forest for a guided tour of the temple complex and to enjoy a matcha and Japanese sweet experience at the Temple’s tea house. Leave the temple and tea house, and walk for 20 minutes back to central Kamakura arriving at 12:50. Enjoy a 30 minute stop at Kamakura’s most central shrine complex. Here your guide will give you an overview of the Shrine’s history and significance. You will also be able to feed Japanese Koi Carp within the Shrine’s beautiful garden. After that you will have your lunch break. We will leave the shrine complex and head to Komachi Dori, Kamakura’s main shopping and food street! Your guide will happily recommend foods to try and souvenirs to purchase. 14:30 Meet back up after your lunch break, and get the train from Kamakura station to Hase station.
Arrive at Hase station where you will have a short walk of 7 minutes to our next destination, one of Kamakura’s most famous temples and landmarks - The Great Buddha of Kamakura. Enjoy a 30 minute stop here where your guide will tell you all about the temple and Buddha’s history, and you will also be able to go inside this amazing statue! Leave the temple and Great Buddha where we will get the train from Hase station to the island of Enoshima! The journey takes 23 minutes on the ‘Enoden’ train.
Arrive at Enoshima station where we will enjoy a scenic walk to Enoshima island along the sea! Once we arrive at Enoshima island, we will take escalators to the top of the island where we will go to the Sea Candle Observatory for amazing panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Japanese coastline! Once finished, we will make our way back down stairs, passing Enoshima shrine on the way. Arrive at Katase-Enoshima station to get a train back to Fujisawa station. From Fujisawa station, we will then get the train back to Shinjuku.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Travel time is already included in the tour duration - 11 hour day
Reviews(54)
I had the pleasure of taking this tour with a very knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly tour guide named Karina. She was able to provide historical references to all the attractions, she spoke perfect English and Japanese. The tour itself is long but very entertaining as we visited many cities with various vibes and landscapes. I am beyond happy with the service received, thank you Karina! You are awesome!
During the summer vacation in July, with family and children to participate in this day trip Kamakura, the island of Jiangsu, the overall arrangement is smooth, the time between the attractions is also good, will not always rush the journey. The Kamakura Buddha is more spectacular than imagined, and children are also interested in temples and shrines. When visiting the island of Jiangsu, walk along the seafront and blow the sea wind, the atmosphere is relaxed and also suitable for photographing memories. Although there are many holiday visitors, the overall visitor experience is not affected. It is recommended to wear walking shoes because there are many walking streets. Perfect for families who want to arrange a day of easy family and child travel from Tokyo.
Guide was extremely informative and knowledgeable. Learned a lot about Japan and more! Highly recommend.
It was a very good tour. We got to see a lot of different shrines and we got to visit all around Kamakura. Very good tour guide (Jeff) and he explained historical sites well. It was very nice seeing a part of the beautiful Japanese culture.
Great day. Got to visit many nice places. Jeff shared many good insites. Expect a long day and alot of walking, but rewarding. Bring or buy alot of water if in summer.
Good trip. Recommend Karina, she was knowlgable and took us on the trip wigg to it any issues
Great tour with Jade. A lot of walking. Since only two of us were on this tour, I think it made it much easier to plan and hop on and off the trains and buses. Both were very crowded on the day we went. Had a great lunch at a buckwheat soba restaurant. It was nice to see two new places and get out of Tokyo for a day.
We had a very nice day with Karina. She was very informative and made sure that we enjoyed learning and seeing Japanese culture. She made our experience wonderful and memorable.
Jade was a very personable guide knowledgeable about each place and capable of getting around efficiently. She had great recommendations for lunch as well. We were also thankful that it ended up being just my husband and I on the tour. However I would not recommend going to Kamakura on a Saturday as it was VERY crowded.
Karina did a great job. She was efficient, knowledgable but most importantly, extremely enjoyable to spend a day with. We had a great day in Kamakura and Enoshima thanks to Karina.
