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Kamakura & Enoshima, Tokyo — where to start?

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Top 3 Sights in Kamakura & Enoshima
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Recommended route · Kamakura → Enoshima
  1. 5 min walk
  2. Enoden Kamakura → Hase, about 5 min + 7 min walk
  3. 10 min walk
  4. Enoden, about 20 min
Getting around Kamakura & Enoshima

MainEnoden — the streetcar-style line linking Kamakura, Hase (Great Buddha) and Enoshima

MainJR Yokosuka Line — Kamakura to Kita-Kamakura (home to many temples), 1 stop

BusFor temples far from stations (Hokoku-ji, Zuisen-ji, etc.), take a bus from Kamakura Station East Exit

On footKamakura Sta., Komachi-dori and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu are a 10-min walk

PassEnoden 1-day pass 'Noriorikun'

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Sights

Historic·Temples, scenery & street sights in Kamakura & Enoshima, Tokyo · 7 spots

Historic·TemplesKamakura & Enoshima

Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kotoku-in)

鎌倉大仏 高徳院

A seated bronze Amida Buddha about 11 m tall. You can even go inside.

Enoden Hase Sta.
Historic·TemplesKamakura & Enoshima

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

鶴岡八幡宮

The shrine symbolizing the Kamakura shogunate. The Dankazura approach from the station becomes a cherry blossom tunnel in spring.

Kamakura Sta.
Historic·TemplesKamakura & Enoshima

Hase-dera Temple

長谷寺

A hillside temple overlooking the sea, famous for its hydrangea-lined steps in June.

Enoden Hase Sta.
Scenery·NatureKamakura & Enoshima

Enoshima

江の島

A small island linked by a bridge — walk around its shrines, lighthouse observatory and sea caves.

Enoden Enoshima Sta. · Katase-Enoshima Sta.
Streets·LandmarksKamakura & Enoshima

Komachi Street

小町通り

A street of food stalls and souvenir shops from Kamakura Station to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu.

Kamakura Sta. East Exit
Streets·LandmarksKamakura & Enoshima

Kamakura Koko-mae Railroad Crossing

鎌倉高校前駅

A railroad crossing famous from anime, where the Enoden train and the sea fit in one frame.

Enoden Kamakura-kokomae Sta.
Historic·TemplesKamakura & Enoshima

Hokoku-ji Bamboo Garden

報国寺

A temple with a grove of 2,000 bamboo where you can sip matcha at a teahouse.

About 10 min by bus from Kamakura Sta.