Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comKamakura Walking Tour including the Great Buddha
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Duration: 8 hours (approx.)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Product code: 2142TYO_F900F910
Explore the countryside, temples and shrines outside Tokyo on a full-day walking tour to Kamakura. This fascinating, fully guided excursion takes you to Kamakura’s famous Great Buddha and pretty Hase Kannon Temple. You’ll also have the option to take a rickshaw ride or train trip to visit the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, and go shopping for arts and crafts along Komachi Shopping Street.
To begin your full-day walking tour, you’ll board local trains to Kamakura and Hase, a suburb within Kamakura, to visit the massive bronze statue of the Great Buddha at Kotokuin Temple. The second largest Buddha statue in Japan, the bronze image measures 37 feet (11.4 meters) and is thought to date back to 1252. You’ll then visit the attractive Hase KannonTemple, with its gilt statue of Kannon. You’ll have great views of Hase and the Pacific Ocean from here.
After a Japanese-style lunch at a local restaurant, you have the option of taking a rickshaw ride or train trip on the Eno-den line to the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine (select your preference when booking).
Here, you’ll take a walk along Wakamiya-Oji, the approach to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine lined with cherry trees. Features of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine include a series of red torii gates, an arched bridge, ponds, a huge gingko tree and the colorful Main Hall standing at the top of 62 stone steps.
After walking back to Kamakura Station via Komachi Shopping Street and its art and craft shops, you’ll catch a local train on the Yokosuka Line back to Tokyo.
Traditional Rickshaw in Kamakura
- January, February & December: Monday, Wednesday and Fridays
- March to November: Daily (rickshaw option only available Mon to Fri)
JR Train Line:
Take Yamanote Line or Keihin Tohoku Lines to Hamamatsucho Station (follow signs to bus terminal)
Subway:
Take Asakusa Line to Daimon Station (follow signs to bus terminal)
Passengers commencing the tour from central departure point (Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal) will need to be there by 8.40am at the latest in order to check in for the tour.
Return details: Tour concludes at the Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal at approximately 5.30pm. Hotel drop off is NOT provided. Hotel Pickup: Selected Tokyo hotels as per the list below. If you are staying at one of the following hotels and wish for a hotel pick up, you MUST enter your hotel details (Name and address) in the 'Hotel Pick Up" box. If you do not indicate this at the time of booking, you will be required to call the supplier and advise them of this information directly. The supplier contact details will be on your voucher once you have a confirmed booking.If your hotel is not on the list below, you will need to make your way to the central departure point, Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal, at 9.00am.
Hotel Pick Up List and Times:
- Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka - 8:00am
- ANA InterContinental Tokyo - 8:25am
- Ariake Washington - 8:00am
- Century Hyatt - 7:50am
- Cerulean Tower Tokyu - 7:40am
- Conrad Tokyo - 8:10am
- Crowne Plaza Metropolitan Tokyo - 7:40am
- Daiichi Hotel Tokyo - 8:25am
- Four Seasons (Chinzan-so) - 8:00am
- Ginza Capital (annex bldg.) - 8:00am
- Grand Hyatt Tokyo - 8:25am
- Grand Pacific Meridien - 8:10am
- Grand Palace - 7:50am
- Hilton Tokyo - 7:55am
- Imperial (main bldg.) - 8:25am
- Intercontinental Tokyo Bay - 8:30am
- Keio Plaza Tokyo - 8:05am
- Laforet Tokyo - 7:55am
- Le Meridien Pacific Tokyo - 8:15am
- Mandarin Oriental - 7:50am
- New Otani (main bldg.) - 7:50am
- New Sanno - 8:05am
- Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa - 8:20am
- Nikko Tokyo - 8:15am
- Okura (main bldg.) - 8:10am
- Palace - 8:05am
- Park Hotel Tokyo - 8:20am
- Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo - 7:50am
- Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Ginza Hotel - 8:15am
- Royal Park - 7:50am
- Royal Park Shiodome Tower - 8:25am
- Shiba Park - 8:30am
- Shinagawa Prince Hotel (Main Tower) - 8:05am
- Shinjuku Washington - 7:45am
- Sunshine City Prince - 7:30am
- Tokyo Dome - 8:20am
- Tokyo Prince - 8:30am
- The Prince Park Tower Tokyo - 8:20am
- Tokyo St. (Hato Bus at Marunouchi South Exit) - 8:15am
- Westin Tokyo - 7:55am
- Yaesu Fujiya - 8:05am
- Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal - 9:00am
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- Infants aged 5 years and under are free of charge, as long as the infant is sitting on parent's lap. No meals are included for infants.
- If a seat (or meal) is required for an infant, they must pay the Child Price. In this case, you must enter the infants age as a Child age when submitting your booking request.
- Child prices are applicable for children aged 6 - 11 years
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- Hotel pick up (from selected Tokyo hotels only)
- Japanese style Lunch
- English speaking guide
- Optional gratuities
- This tour must be booked at least 3 days in advance of your travel date
- Confirmation for this product will be received at time of booking, unless you are booking within 7 days of your tour date. In this case, confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability.
- Tours are conducted in English unless otherwise stated
- Depending on traffic conditions, motorcoach may be used instead of local train for transfer between Kamakura and Tokyo.
- It is advised to wear light clothes and comfortable shoes on this tour.
Bookings cancelled or amended 8+ calendar days in advance of the scheduled departure or commencement time will not be charged any fees; between 3 and 7 calendar days in advance of the scheduled departure or commencement time will be charged a 50% cancellation fee; within 2 calendar days of the scheduled departure or commencement time will be charged a 100% cancellation fee.
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