🚘 Kamakura full day — old temples and the sea
Tokyo → Great Buddha of Kotoku-in → Hasedera → Tsurugaoka Hachimangu → Shichirigahama beach → Tokyo
Visit: Kamakura Area
Duration: 6 to 8 hours (approx.)
Lunch: Not Included
Language: English/Japanese/Chinese/Portuguese/Spanish/Dutch/Nepalese
Kamakura is reachable by train, but a full day there is largely spent waiting at Kita-Kamakura and Hase. With your own car the four main sites fit inside eight hours and leave time to sit on Shichirigahama beach — where on a clear day Mount Fuji stands across the bay.
- hours
- 8
- per car
- ¥72,820
About this Tour
Travel beyond Tokyo and spend a day exploring the historic former capital city of Kamakura with this convenient private tour. Having air-conditioned transportation from Tokyo included eliminates the need to figure out local public transport timetables. Instead, enjoy a seamless day with lots of highlights to look forward to—including stops at Hase-dera Temple, the Great Buddha of Kamakura, and Bamboo Temple.
・Travel with ease from Tokyo to Kamakura with this private tour
・Start the day with a hassle-free Tokyo pickup
・Tour itinerary showcases beautiful temples and shrines
・Enjoy treats along the way: Bottled water and snacks are provided
🕖 Departure: 8:30 am🕔 Tour ends: 5:30 pm
🕐 The day, hour by hour
08:00Hotel pickup
Tokyo hotel
09:00Visit45′
Great Buddha of Kotoku-in
10:00Visit1 hours
Hasedera Temple overlooking the bay
11:30Visit45′
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
12:30Lunch (your pick)1.3 hours
Lunch on Komachi street
14:00Photo stop45′
Enoshima seaside
15:00Drive back to Tokyo
Back to Tokyo
16:00Hotel drop-off
Hotel
📍 Itinerary idea
Pick-up at Your Hotel
Hokoku-ji temple （Bamboo temple）40 minutes
Visitors to Kamakura tend to overlook this lovely little Zen temple of the Rinzai sect that was built in 1334, but it's worth a look. This temple is also famous for the beautiful bamboos. About 2000 bamboos make the place a photographers paradise.
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine40 minutes
This shrine is dedicated to the legendary emperor Ojin, his wife, and his mother. It later became the head shrine of Minamoto Yoritomo, the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura government.
Hasedera Temple30 minutes
The only temple in Kamakura facing the sea, this is one of the most beautiful temples when it comes to seasonal flowers. And the largest carved-wood statue in Japan is enshrined.
Kotoku-in Great Buddha of Kamakura30 minutes
The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu) is a bronze statue of Amida Buddha, which stands on the grounds of Kotokuin Temple. The statue was cast in 1252, three centuries before Europeans reached Japan.
Drop-off at Your Hotel
Chauffeur / English Speaker Guide
Our chauffeurs go through a rigorous selection process, and extensively trained on driving skills, Tokyo geography and history. They are energetic and passionate about their jobs, friendly and eager to please our customers. They are ready to go above and beyond to make your trip memorable and worthwhile, and often have a special (and pleasant) surprise for you and your guest. When you think about it, they are much more than a driver/tour guide. They are your personal concierge. Please join one of our tours, and we guarantee to deliver the best experience.
Our Services
- 💧 Bottled water
- 💧 Tour guide in English
- 💧 Taking photos service
- 💧 Snacks
*Anniversary gift service
* Please request * items when you reserve this tour.
Additional Info
- • Pick-up and drop-off locations are in Tokyo’s 23 wards, Mitaka City or Musashino City.
- • This tour will have a maximum of 9 passengers.
- • Advance reservations can be made a minimum of 24 hours before departure.
- • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- • Your chauffeur may not be able to accompany you and your party to certain locations when a parking for a vehicle is not readily available on site. In such situation, your chauffeur may choose to provide you with relevant information about sites inside a vehicle, and answer any questions you may have prior to your excursion on your own.
- • The quoted price on the Tours don’t include entrance fees and meals.
- • The Tours are subject to extra charge (usually 20% of the base price) in case of early morning and late night departure and/or arrival.
- • Some tours may not be available on requested dates due to holiday schedule or a scheduled closure of business.
- • Please inquire details when making a reservation.
- • We reserve the right to assign a type of vehicle (Sedan, Minivan or Van) most suitable for your trip, based on the size of your party.
- • Transportation is wheelchair accessible.
- • Most travelers can participate.
- • Our tour images are for illustrative purposes only.
- • The following fees will apply to the cancellation.
- • We will charge a cancellation fee of 100% if booking is canceled 1 day or less before the event
- • We will charge a cancellation fee of 50% if booking is canceled 2 days or less before the event
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The price includes
A private vehicle for the whole day · driver · fuel · hotel pickup
⚠ Price covers car, driver and fuel. It does NOT include a guide, entry tickets, expressway tolls or parking.
🗓 All private tours must be booked at least 7 days ahead.
Up to 6 guests per vehicle — beyond that we add a second car.
- • How does booking work — is it instant?
- It is not an instant-confirm button. You send a request at the bottom of this page and we reply with a written quote: the final price, exactly what it covers, and the cancellation terms for that specific trip. The booking exists only once you accept that quote. Slower than a Book Now button, but nothing gets sold to you that is not actually available.
- • Will we be grouped with other travellers?
- No. Every tour in these two sections is private: your party only, your own vehicle, your own host. No sharing, no waiting on strangers.
- • Where does pickup and drop-off happen?
- Pickup and drop-off at your hotel inside the central area of the city named on the tour, included in the price. Outside that area we can still collect you — the surcharge is written into the quote, never added when you get in the car.
- • Can the itinerary be changed?
- Yes. The hour-by-hour schedule above is the version that works best, not a fixed mould. More driving time, a different meal, an extra night, or dropping a leg — write it in your request; the price moves with it and the change is spelled out in the quote.
- • What languages does the team speak?
- Put the language you want in your request. The quote tells you whether someone who speaks it is free ON YOUR DATE — we do not promise a language and then tell you on the day that nobody is available.
- • When and how do we pay?
- You pay nothing before you have read and accepted the quote. Payment method, payment dates and which part needs a deposit to hold a third-party booking are all written into that quote. Nothing appears afterwards.
- • How far ahead should we book?
- The earlier the surer. Helicopters, ryokan rooms, supercars and tables at small restaurants all have very few slots a day — money does not conjure one up. Ask anyway if your dates are close: if it is open we will take it, and if it is not we will say so plainly.
Cancellation and date changes
The cancellation terms for your trip are written into your quote, and you read them BEFORE you pay anything.
We do not post one blanket rule like "cancel X days ahead for Y% back" across this section, because every trip holds different bookings: an aircraft charter, a ryokan room, a supercar, a table with a handful of seats. Each supplier has its own terms and most are paid up front. One shared number reads tidily and would be the wrong number on most trips.
The rule we hold to: anything not yet paid out to a supplier can be cancelled, and anything already paid that the supplier will not refund we call non-refundable out loud — at quote time, not at the moment you ask to cancel. If you want a different date, ask before cancelling: moving a booking usually costs far less than dropping it.
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