The Kamakura Daibutsu at Kotokuin Temple stands approximately 13 metres tall and weighs around 121 tonnes, cast in 1252 from bronze and originally housed inside a wooden hall destroyed in the 1495 tsunami. Adult entry typically clears around 300 yen at the temple gate, with optional small fee access to the hollow interior up a stone stair. Visitor hours typically run from early morning through early evening across the peak season.
Hokokuji Bamboo Garden and Tea House
Hokokuji Temple charges around 400 yen for entry to its bamboo grove planted in the 14th century. The matcha tea service at the in-grove tea house typically clears around 600 yen including a higashi sweet, served while seated on a tatami platform facing the bamboo. The temple operates daytime hours daily, with the Kenchoji-Engakuji walking trail above the grove popular among weekend hikers.
JR Yokosuka Line from Tokyo
The JR Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo station to Kamakura in approximately 56 minutes for around 950 yen on regular express service. Frequent trains depart at 12-15 minute intervals through the day, with onward connection to Hayama and Zushi feeding the coastal beach districts. The Enoshima Electric Railway from Kamakura to Fujisawa runs roughly 24 minutes through coastal residential neighbourhoods past Hase, Inamuragasaki, and Enoshima itself.
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu and Komachi Street
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, founded in 1063 by Minamoto Yoriyoshi, charges no entry to the main grounds with the museum hall at around 200 yen. The shrine sits at the head of Wakamiya-oji, the broad cherry-tree avenue that bisects Kamakura. Komachi-dori, the parallel pedestrian shopping street, hosts hundreds of stalls and restaurants selling shirasu whitebait rice bowls, croquettes and matcha soft-serve cones.