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Kaizo-Ji Temple
Guardian dog, Tsurugaoka　Hachimanngu Shrine
Yagura cebetery in Kaizo-Ji Temple
Kamegayatu-zaka slope, 900 year old cut through
Jyochi-Ji Temple approach way

Private Tour from North Kamakura Temples & Shrine

By Yan
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$64 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This tour will mainly visit beautiful temples that are popular among the locals, not the usual tourist attractions.

Different from touristy and crowded temples, you will be able to relax and enjoy the quiet temples with the flowers, moss, greenery, and in late fall, the autumn leaves.

The guide is not a guide sent from Tokyo. The tour guide is a local who has lived near the Kamakura area for about 40 years, loves the tour course and the temples, and has a government certification.

The guide's explanation of Kamakura's history and traditions will bring you even closer to the people of that time. For example, 800-year-old cut-through and the tragedy of the princess enshrined in the Jizo Hall. The guide's explanations can be reduced on request.

This is a private tour where only you or your couple walk around together. This means that you can enjoy this tour without being bothered by other guests.

The tour ends at noon, so you are free to make your own plans for the afternoon.

Activity location

  • Meigetsuin (Hydrangea Temple)
    • 189 Yamanochi,
    • 247-0062, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kita-Kamakura Station
    • Yamanouchi
    • 247-0062, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan

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Meigetsu-In or Chouju-Ji route
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English

Meigetsu-In or Chouju-Ji route

Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$63.60 x 1 AdultAU$63.60
Total
Price is AU$63.60
Until Thu, 6 June

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Local Tour Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fees of temples for the guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedNot included : Entrance fees of temples and shrines for guests, total 700 yen/guest as of March 2023
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedCoffee and/or Tea
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedComfortable walking shoes for three hour walk
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedInsurance for guests such as accidents, theft

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Meigetsuin (Hydrangea Temple)
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Walk 7 minutes. (see remarks) Meigetsu-In, known as "Hydrangea Temple" is famous nationwide with approximately 2,500 hydrangea varieties with beautiful blue colours from the end of May to the end of June. It is a Zen temple built in the late 14th century and there is a dry landscape garden, an inner garden (closed to the public), and a teahouse. Remarks) After the course briefing at the tour start, if you select Chouju-Ji Temple (open only from April to June, and October to early December) instead of Meigetsu In, this tour will not visit Meigetsu-In Temple rather go direct to Jouchi-Ji Temple then Chouju-Ji Temple.
Jochiji Temple
  • 30m
Walk three minutes. Jochi-ji Temple is a very serene Zen temple. The temple is famous for its moss-covered approach, a building that houses an old Buddhist image, and Hotei Son (one of the seven gods of good fortune), who is located on a rock ledge carved out of the cliff, Yagura. It is said that if you stroke Hotei Son's belly, you will gain virtue, popularity, and energy.
Chojuji Temple
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Walk 9 minutes. Chouju-Ji Temple is a hidden Zen temple as it is almost inaccessible on the Web and has a limited open schedule for general tourists and is a beautiful temple that is a strong favourite among the locals. Visitors can relax on the porch, immerse themselves in flowers, moss, and green (or autumnal foliage), and enjoy the silence. Conversation is not recommended. There is no explanation in English. Only open on Friday to Sunday in April to June, and October to early December. Temporarily close to the public on days of rain.
Iwafune Jizodo
  • 3m
After walk over Kamegayasuzaka slop, 800 year old cut-through for 8 minutes, you will see small wooden building, related to tragedy in 12th centry samurai princess.
Kaizoji Temple
  • 25m
  • Admission ticket not included
Walk 9 minutes. Kaizo-ji Temple is a Zen temple where beautiful flowers can be seen all year round. It is not so famous in terms of tourism, but is very popular among the locals. A tunnel behind the temple grounds leads to a cave with 16 round wells, dag in the early 14th century.
Jufukuji Temple
  • 5m
Walk 12 minutes. The tour stops at Jufuku-ji Temple's main gate and walks nearly 80 metres along the beautiful path to the middle gate. This will be an excellent photo opportunity. The temple grounds are not open to the public.
Shirahata Shrine, Kamakura Hachimangu Shrine
  • 30m
Walk 9 minutes. Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is dedicated to the Hachiman God, the god of war who protects the Genji clan that founded the Kamakura Shogunate. This huge shrine was built under the patronage of the Kamakura Shogunate and remains a must-visit place for tourists in Kamakura. Today, the shrine is popular among Japanese people, with 2.5 million people paying homage to the shrine on New Year's Day. It has interesting facilities such as Torii gates, Maiden (dance hall), and Honden (main hall). Shirahata Shrine, a shrine of the Minamoto clan, is also located on the same site. It is an interesting place to learn about customs of Shintoism that is still widely believed in by the Japanese people today.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMeigetsuin (Hydrangea Temple)
    • 189 Yamanochi,
    • 247-0062, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKita-Kamakura Station
    • Yamanouchi
    • 247-0062, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan

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