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Kamakura
City in Kantō

Kamakura

Kamakura , officially Kamakura City , is a city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan.

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It is located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 172,929 and a population density of 4,359 people per km2 over the total area of 39.67 km2 (15.32 sq mi). Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939.

Get in

Getting to Kamakura

Kamakura is a very popular day trip from Tokyo for locals and tourists alike, and there are plenty of transportation options. From Narita Airport, the fastest and most expensive way to reach Kamakura is to take the Narita Express in the direction of Yokohama or Ofuna, and then change to the JR Yokosuka line for the run to Kamakura.

See

Worth seeing

Kamakura's sights are scattered around the city. Most visitors make a beeline for the Great Buddha and stop off at Hase Kannon on the way; these sights can be very crowded on weekends and holidays.

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    Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine
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    Myohonji Temple

    The cemetery contains the grave of the creator of Ultraman, a popular 1960s TV show.

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    Kōtokuin

    Home of the famous Great Buddha (大仏 Daibutsu), a bronze statue of Amida that at 13.35 meters is the second largest bronze statue in Japan (second only to that in Nara's Todaiji).

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    Hasedera

    This temple, also called "Hase Kannon", is home to the largest wooden statue in Japan, representing Buddhist deity Kannon.

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    Zeniarai Benten Shrine
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    Kamakurakōkōmae Station

    Fans of Japanese anime, TV shows and movies will instantly recognize the surroundings of this station as the location is frequently featured.

Do

Things to do

Fueda Park (Keihinkyuko bus from Kamakura station to Fueda). This park has a baseball field, 4 tennis courts and a large multipurpose field. Sports equipment is available for rental. A soccer ball, basketball, or tennis racket costs ¥100 for 2 hours. 4 gloves, 2 bats and 4 balls cost ¥3000 per 2 hours including the field charge.

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    Yuigahama
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    Inamuragasaki
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    Shichirigahama
Eat

Where to eat

There are a large number of places to eat in the vicinity of the train station. For a snack, try the local specialty, purple potato soft ice cream (murasaki-imo sofuto), which tastes much better than it sounds (or looks). It is made from the purple sweet potato found throughout Japan. In Komachi street, there is a rice cracker (senbei) shop where you can toast your own senbei. One cracker costs about ¥200.

How locals move

Getting around Kamakura the local way

  • Get inKamakura is a very popular day trip from Tokyo for locals and tourists alike, and there are plenty of transportation options.

From Wikivoyage: Kamakura, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Martin Falbisoner (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.