Kotokuin (Great Buddha of Kamakura)
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Holy Place,
Statue / Monument
Kotokuin (Great Buddha of Kamakura) Reviews
We've found 7 Kotokuin (Great Buddha of Kamakura) reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
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Review by COLIN W, United Kingdom, April 2013
Doing what: Kamakura, Yokohama and Tokyo Bay Day Trip from Tokyo
This was an extremely interesting and varied day with a lot packed into a few hours. Our guide, Naoki, was friendly and informative and certainly helped make the day a thoroughly enjoyable one!
The 3 sites visited in Kamakura were well chosen for their varied religious histories, contrasting buildings and gardens. Lunch in Yokohama was excellent and the afternoon visits to Chinatown and Sankeien Garden were both colourful experiences in very different ways!
Both Kamakura and Yokohama would certainly be wortth much longer visits but I would certainly recommend this tour if you don't have the time to spend longer there.
Review by James A. L, April 2013
Doing what: Kamakura, Yokohama and Tokyo Bay Day Trip from Tokyo
Fish was a wonderful guide. His love of country was contagous.
Review by Grenville F, April 2013
Doing what: Kamakura, Yokohama and Tokyo Bay Day Trip from Tokyo
Great scenery and a look at Japanese everday life. Even got a good view of Mt Fuji from the bus.
Review by Stephany A, April 2013
Doing what: Kamakura, Yokohama and Tokyo Bay Day Trip from Tokyo
this was a nice tour. the locations were great. But, what I didn’t like is that we were not dropped off from where we were picked up for the tour. I feel that this is a huge in convince. People should be picked up and dropped off at the same location.
Review by SYED ISA, Malaysia, February 2013
Doing what: Kamakura, Yokohama and Tokyo Bay Day Trip from Tokyo
The first part of the tour was intersting and the city of Kamakura is beautiful and exciting. The afternoon part in Chinatown coould have been more interesting for non Asians, but for us Malaysians we have seen similar all the time so it was not as exciting, The tour guide was very good.
Review by funmeister, April 2013
Doing what: Kamakura, Yokohama and Tokyo Bay Day Trip from Tokyo
This tour had many problems. To begin with there was the problem of time management. At the first stop in Kamakura, the tour group was allowed to wander around Hasedera Temple and this caused a delay when regrouping for the next attraction. The visit to the outdoor Giant Buddha involved a 10 minute walk. Again the tour group was allowed to wander around before walking 10 minutes back to the bus. At the next stop things got worse. The tour was delayed again when not everyone returned to the bus on time. The tour guide had to run back to the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine to find the stragglers. Eventually a very hungry tour bus arrived in Yokohama for lunch at around 2pm. This was made worse by the choice of restaurant. Instead of an all you can eat Chinese buffet, the tour included a fancy small portioned Chinese meal that did not include any rice. The tour then continued with a shorten visit to the Sankeien Garden in the rain. The trip back to Tokyo included crossing the Yokohama Bay bridge. When we arrived in Ginza, the bus stopped near the metro station where we had to step over guard rails to get onto the sidewalk. The weather did not help, but this tour should have been better.
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Review by Jamie M, April 2013
Doing what: Kamakura, Yokohama and Tokyo Bay Day Trip from Tokyo
The sites were wonderful, and majestic. However we were only given 10 minutes, 15 minutes at each site. We never stopped to look at Chinatown, according to the guide we only had time to drive by "to get a glance". Lastly the bus driver stopped short which ended with people taking a flying leap.
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