Kamakura Private Tour: Historical Temples

Explore the beautiful and historical city of Kamakura on a customizable half-day private trip with a licensed guide. Visit temples, shrines, and the iconic Great Buddha, and immerse yourself in the local culture and cuisine. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The shrine is dedicated to Hachiman, the patron god of the Minamoto family and of the samurai in general. The deified spirits of the ancient Emperor Ojin who has been identified with Hachiman, Hime-gami and Empress Jingu are enshrined at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.
What's Included
  • Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Kamakura
  • Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
  • Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
What's Not Included
  • Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • Private transportation
  • You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Additional Information

Just south of Tokyo, lays the beautiful and historical Kamakura.
Kamakura’s temples and shrines are home to gardens that are beautiful in any season. You can view the ocean from the highest point of Hasedera temple and write your wish on an oyster shell. The over 11 meters tall Great Buddha is an icon of the area residing in Kotokuin Temple. Stop by the…

Location
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
2-1-31 Yukinoshita,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Charles_g
Dec 14, 2024
Kamakura Great Experience - We enjoyed our visit to Kamakura. Our experience was elevated by our private guide. Knowing the rich history behind the tours was very beneficial to our experience.
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524milesl
Nov 6, 2024
Kamakura day trip - We had a great experience with Hiro. He adapted the tour to the destinations in Kamakura we wanted to visit and added in his own spots. He gave us context that we wouldn't have gotten if we went without a guide. Also very friendly and interesting to spend time with given his many experiences.
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Dawnolmstedfalls_oh
Oct 20, 2024
Extremely informative and personaized - This was just what we needed- an informative, educational experience, as well as personalized based on our needs and interests. Going into Kamakura after being in Tokyo provided us with a chance to experience the stark contrasts between a very busy city and a more typical local environment. The train ride from Yokohama provided a glimpse of local, typical life, for example, observing students traveling home after school. In Kamakura we had a chance to see several historic temples, and learn about their history and importance. Our guide, Yumi, was quite knowledgeable, and also personable, answering our variety of questions relating to life in Japan, etc. She was very responsive to our needs and proved to be a fantastic guide for us!
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75nads75
Sep 30, 2024
Memorable full of information and memories - Great tour with the amazing and knowledgeable Kappa . She answered the smallest things with engaging answers Every combo of questions we asked she answered in depth . Historical , cultural and political. Very unique guide , thanks a lot From Jordan
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Denverpeople
Sep 26, 2024
Interesting Trip with Lots to See and Learn - Our tour of Kamakura’s many temples, shrines and gardens was great thanks to our guide, Shinji Komiyama. He communicated with us prior to our visit to plan a personalized itinerary, He met us at our train and was very knowledgeable. We would highly recommend this experience.
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Jeremy_e
Aug 5, 2024
Wonderful Experience with Hiro - We loved the time we got to spend with Hiro in Kamakura. He was so personable and helped our son practice his Japanese that he has been studying on Duolingo. We loved hearing about Hiro’s home, his family and his grandchildren. Hiro met us at Kamakura station and he was prepared with materials he put together to customize the itinerary based on what we wanted to see. We all decided that we really wanted to see the beach and visit Enoshima island nearby. Hiro took the time to teach us a lot about Shinto and Buddhist practices in Japan. He also took us to a local Japanese restaurant where we sat at the floor-level table and had a traditional lunch. Overall out time with Hiro was a highlight of our family adventure in Japan and highly recommended!!
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W2188liantonioc
Jul 10, 2024
Kamakura tour - Seizo was a great guide, kind and care a lot for us to understand everything we visited in Kamakura, highly recommended.
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Gsusan12
May 13, 2024
A Fantastic Day in Kamakura - We had a fantastic day in Kamakura with our guide Isao. He picked us up at our hotel in Yokohama and escorted us on subway and trains to Engaku-ji, a beautiful shrine in Kit-Kamakura. We loved the history he shared, took lots of photos and had tea in a lovely garden. It was great to spend as much time as we wanted at the shrine and hike around. Then on to a delicious lunch at a small family restaurant in Kamakura, followed by visit to the Great Budda. Isao brought us back to our hotel after a lovely day. Thank you so much Isao, we enjoyed the tour and meeting you so much. Susan & John
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Susan_g
May 12, 2024
A Great Day in Kamakura - We had a wonderful 4 hour tour of Kamakura with our guide Isao. He was so informative and took us to the sites we wanted to see, the Great Budda and the Engaku-ji shrine, as well as to an excellent restaurant as we had requested. He explained to us the history and importance of the sites and gave us a great experience. I highly recommend taking a tour with Isao. He met us at our hotel in Yokohama and took us by subway and train to Kita-Kamakura, then on into Kamakura itself. and back to our hotel at the end of a great day. We loved our trip to Japan and hope to return sometime to explore more.
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Sidna_m
Nov 2, 2024
Informative Tour - We enjoyed the tour and our guide was very nice and informative. Enjoyed having him join us for lunch and teach us how to eat the Japanese dish. Only compliant is the tour was completed well before the time scheduled for the tour. I felt another activity or site could have been added.
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