Kamakura Temples Private Guided Tour from Tokyo
Your guide will take you on a concise tour of Kamakura, a delightful, historical city with many important and famous Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. It will take about one hour from Tokyo to get to Kamakura. Once you arrive, you will visit three of the most impressive places in Kamakura: the Great Buddha, the Hase Temple and the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. You will also have the chance to eat a Japanese lunch as well. Also, this tour is able to customize. We recommend Hokoku-ji temple(it is famous for bamboo groove)
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What's included in Kamakura Temples Private Guided Tour from Tokyo
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Kotoku-in (Great Buddha of Kamakura)
The Great Buddha The Kotokuin was constructed in 1252. It has a bronze statue “Great Buddha Statue” that stands 13 meters high, sitting cross-legged, robed with drapes in the classical lines reminiscent of ancient Greece, cast in 1292. It sits outside against wooden hills.
Hasedera Temple
This temple is famous for housing a Buddhist statue of Kannon, Goddess of Mercy, with eleven faces and a thousand arms. Each of the eleven faces represents a different phase in the search for enlightenment. The 9.18 meter tall, gilded wooden statue is regarded as one of the largest wooden sculpture in Japan. You can also enjoy the pretty garden with ponds and the Jizo-do Hall with hundreds of small statues of the Jizo Bodhisattva who helps the souls of dead children to reach the paradise.
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
This shrine was originally built in 1063 and dedicated to the Emperor Ojin (God of War) and the Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo among others. An interesting fact of this shrine is that it was not only a Shinto "Hachimangu" shrine, but also a Tendai Buddhist temple for most of its history.
Inclusions
- Private, professional English-speaking guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Admission fee(700 yen per person)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Train (both guests and tour guide), 1400 yen (approx. $12USD) per-person (one-way)
- Gratuities
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The remaining hours are allotted for the travel time.
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Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We will pick you up at your staying hotel. The guide will be waiting for you at lobby of your staying hotel.
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Ticket Redemption
• Local supplier telephone is only available between 12pm - 8pm from Monday to Friday (excl. National Holiday). • We can also be reached by e-mail: [email protected] Hotel pickups commence prior to this time
