Tokyo · TEMPLE & SHRINE TOURS IN KAMAKURA
The 15 best temple & shrine tours in Kamakura you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Explore Kamakura’s shrines, Great Buddha, temples, shopping streets, and Enoshima’s coastal views on a guided day trip from Tokyo.
“very well organised, our tour guide Omar was lovely and was very informative!”
Walk Kamakura’s temples, shrines, Great Buddha, beach, and food stalls with a small group, guide, lunch, snacks, and entrance fees included.
“Great tour with Isao (Isaac)! Enjoyed the town of kamakura and learning the history of the shrines/temples.”
Walk Kamakura’s forest trails, quiet shrines, Hasedera, Yuigahama Beach, and the Great Buddha with a flexible private guide.
“We booked this tour because it's was combining a decent walk with visiting variuous sports around Kamakura. As based on our research (which might be wrong of course) the walking paths around the town are usually not signposted in English, we decided to look for a guided tour instead of something self-organized. The weather was pretty bad raining pretty much the whole day. Therefore the tour was changed a liitle e.g. by going by train and bus to the first spot instead of walking there. In the end there was no real walking experience, apart from going along the streets of Kamakura from spot to spot. I guess because of…”
Explore Kamakura and Enoshima from Tokyo with the Great Buddha, Hachimangu Shrine, Komachi Street, and a scenic Enoden train ride.
“Great way to learn about temples and religion in Japan. Rather than just going, our tour guide Allan educated us”
Explore Kamakura temples, bamboo, the Great Buddha, and Enoshima’s Sea Candle on an 11-hour guided day trip from Tokyo.
“We had a great time on the tour of Kamakura and Enoshima with our tour guide Jade, who was a great guide to have on our first full day in Japan with her easygoing and patient personality. She led us from Tokyo to Kamakura and then onto ERead more”
Explore Kamakura’s Great Buddha, Hase Temple, and Tsurugaoka Shrine on a private train tour from Tokyo with an English-speaking guide.
“Great tour superbly organised by my guide Steve. See a lot of lovely places. Lots of info and a nice lunch in town. Green tea drinking. Beautiful temples and shrines and the Great Buddha of Kamakara”
Explore Kamakura’s Great Buddha, bamboo garden, temples, shrines, and food street on a private, walking-heavy day trip from Tokyo.
“Kamakura was breathing and was well worth the trip! We saw and experienced so much in very little time. Kono San was an amazing tour guide! I felt immersed in the Japanese culture. I learned all about the sacred rituals and history of Japan. The gardens, shrines, and temples were so beautiful!”
Explore Kamakura from Tokyo by JR train and Enoden, visiting the Great Buddha, Hase Temple, Hokokuji, Tsurugaoka Shrine, and Komachi Street.
“Our tour guide Shizuko was excellent and extremely attentive and knowledgeable. This was our best tour Tokyo highly recommend her.”
Spend a full day from Tokyo exploring Kamakura temples, matcha, the Great Buddha, Enoden rail, and Enoshima views for $150.
“we really enjoyed our tour with jeff! it was our first real guided tour in japan and even tho jeff was no local, he could tell us a ton about japan and its customs. the highlight for us was the vast amount of street food choices in kamakura‘ recommend 10/10”
Hike Kamakura’s Daibutsu Trail with a private local guide, visiting the Great Buddha, Zen temples, and Zeniarai Benten from $151.
“We had a wonderful day with Shingi our guide! He led us to the most beautiful shrines, the great Budda, provided great insights and developed for us an outstanding hike! He also had great tips, including doing a Matcha tea ceremony! Highly recommended day trip! Shingi was terrific!”
Explore Kamakura, Enoshima, Yokohama Chinatown, and Sankeien Gardens on a flexible private day tour from Tokyo with an English guide.
“Great guide! He was very knowledgeable and made the excursion educational and fun. All the sites were well seeing”
Explore Kamakura’s Zen temples, gardens, bamboo grove, and Great Buddha with a private licensed guide on a flexible six-hour walking tour.
“Our tour guide, Seky, and our driver, Mikami, met us at our hotel in Yokohama right on time. We had pre-arranged a private car/driver with Seky's tour company. Given that we were travelling at the end of August, an air-conditioned car wRead more”
Compare Kamakura, Enoshima, Asakusa, and Shibuya on a $75 day tour from Tokyo, with the Great Buddha, Enoden train, lunch options, and free time.
“Very good excursion with a great guide who had a lot of patience with us (we have a lot of trouble with English :/). Just a small downside regarding the time spent on the sites. We would have liked to have spent a little more time on the site of the Great Buddha as well as on Enoshima (impossible to go and see the view of the observation lighthouse)”
Explore Kamakura’s Great Buddha, samurai shrines, Enoden railway, and Enoshima’s ocean views on a five-hour guided tour.
“I spent a really fun day with Yuya exploring beautiful Enoshima island and places of interest in Kamakura! It was great to get to know parts of Japan with a local whose English is very good by the way. Overall very recommended!”
Review of a private six-hour Kamakura tour with temples, bamboo tea, street food, the Great Buddha, and guides Simon or Chuck.
“Simon is an awesome guide. Took care of everything the entire day and was so helpful with our little one. 15/10 would always reccomend.”
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