This tour features fun visits to historical properties of Kamakura, such as popular Buddhist temples, famous Shrine as well as fancy shops, etc.
As there are pretty lots of spots in Kamakura, I am delighted to flexibly combine your favorite places as a tailor-made tour to meet your interest.
The recommendable model tour is to visit Kamakura Daibutsu, Great Buddha of Kotokuin Temple, Hasedera Temple and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Temple.
At your hotel or JR Shimbashi or Shinjuku station, whichever is convenient to you
It is the awesome, symbolic open-air Great Buddha statue representing Kamakura, designated as the national treasure.
It is famous for its surviving tallest wooden statue with eleven heads of Japan. Amazing view of Yuigahama beach at the observatory and seasonal flowers in the garden are must-see.
Enjoy lunch break at a traditional Japanese restaurant to reenergize for our trips afterwards
The most prestigious shrine, representing Kamakura. It was respected by Kamakura Shoguns as the guardian shrine for Kamakura government, the first samurai government of Japan established in 12th century.
Enjoy strolling around cosy and fancy shops and street food. Stop by, taste a few!
Return to kamakura station and get on a train back for Tokyo
See you off.
At your hotel or JR Shimbashi or Shinjuku station, whichever is convenient to you
guide fee, transportation fee of guide
transportation fee of tourists, entrance fee of tourists and guide, meals fee of tourists and guide
-The above is a model plan. I am delighted to tailor a combined tour to meet your interest.
-You can get a taste of the nostalgic history of Kamakura, the first samurai capital city, by visiting a variety of historical architectures.
-You can learn the essence of Zen Buddhism culture which highly flourished in the Kamakura period.
-You can enjoy fantastic and exciting view by walking along steep excavation, exciting mountain footpath and widely spread picturesque beach.
-It takes about one hour from the center of Tokyo such as JR Shinjuku, Tokyo or Shimbashi station to Kamakura station.
-I suggest that you should wear walking shoes as Kamakura Tour is basically walking tour.
-Whenever you get too tired to walk, I can easily arrange a taxi to bring us to the nearest points of the spots.
-It costs just over 1000 yen by taxi to Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine/Sasuke Inari Shrine from Kamakura station just in case of facing difficulty.
-In case of bad weather like heavy rain, snow, wild wind or scorching summer heat, I reorganize the alternative route which may be easier to walk than mountain path.
-Transportation fee from Shinjuku station to Hase station for round trip is about 2,500 JPY per person.
-Lunch fee costs about 1,500 - 2,000 JPY for typical Japanese cuisine per person.
-Entrance fee for three temples featured in this tour are as follows;
Hasedera Temple: 400 JPY per person
Kotokuin Temple: 300 JPY per person
Engakuji Temple: 500 JPY per person
Kenchoji Temple: 500 JPY per person
Hokokuji Temple: 200 JPY per person Macha fee with a cake: 500 JPY per person
Masaharu was a top notch tour guide for our day together in Tokyo. He knew the best spots and background of each site, including Tsukiji, Asakusa and much more. Our day was extremely hot and humid and he was very accommodating for our group, giving us time to rest and cool off when needed while still getting us to and from our multiple stops. You can't find a better guide. Thank you Masa!
Dear Jonathan, Thank you for your nice review and heart-warming words. It was my great pleasure sharing such a lovely time with you and your wonderful family around Tokyo. I also enjoyed learning a lot about your amazing way of life in US. I hope you will further have fun touring around Tokyo for the rest of days and bring good memories back home. Wishing you and your family all the best!
Thank you so much Masa-San for 2 wonderful days in Japan! Our family of 7 had great memories to visit Hakone and Tokyo the first time. We even learn and enjoy to navigate Metro and train in Tokyo. Masa-San help us to organize the trip 2 months before our visit. He is very dedicated to make sure all of my 5 children have a good time and enjoy best food in Japan. I highly recommend Masa-San and his tour. His English is excellent. Thank you very much. Tuyet Nguyen.
Dear Tuyet-san, Thank you for your nice review. It was such a wonderful time sharing with your lovely family for two days around Hakone and Tokyo. I also enjoyed learning a lot about your family history and culture. I am looking forward to seeing you again in the near future. Wishing your family all the best! Masaharu
I had one day in Tokyo, and best thing I did was to hire Masa to take me around. Don't bother to try to do this by yourself.
Hi Moshe-san, Thank you for your warm words and a nice review. It was my great pleasure helping you enjoy touring around Tokyo. Wishing you all the best! Masaharu
Fantastic day with Masaharu. He was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about Hakone and everything we were seeing. We had such a great day and learned a lot about the area and Japanese culture. He was also very helpful in accommodating dietary requests.
Dear Abbey, Thank you for your nice review and warm message. It was my great pleasure sharing wonderful time with you and your friend around Hakone and also learning a lot about your local topics in Melbourne. Please further enjoy your journey around various spots in Japan. Wishing you all the best! Masaharu