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Kamakura and Enoshima

Plan your Kamakura day for the date you go

Pick a date and where you start. You get a timed route with trains, walks, opening hours and fees, plus what is in bloom and how busy it will be.

Plan my day Things to do

By Rainer Lang

Photo: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0

Day planner

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Saturday, 14 November 2026 Busy: weekend or holiday

  1. 07:45JR Yokosuka Line from Tokyo to Kita-Kamakura (53 min, IC ¥902)
  2. 08:38Walk to Engakuji (about 4 min)
  3. 08:42Engakuji (45 min, ¥500)
  4. 09:27Walk to Meigetsu-in (about 12 min)
  5. 09:39Meigetsu-in (40 min, ¥500)
  6. 10:19Walk to Kenchoji (about 16 min)
  7. 10:35Kenchoji (45 min, ¥500)
  8. 11:20Walk to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu (about 13 min)
  9. 11:33Tsurugaoka Hachimangu (50 min)
  10. 12:23Walk to Komachi-dori (about 7 min)
  11. 12:30Komachi-dori (60 min)
  12. 13:30Walk to Kamakura Station (about 7 min)
  13. 13:44Enoden Kamakura to Hase (4 min, ¥200)
  14. 13:48Walk to Kotoku-in (Great Buddha) (about 10 min)
  15. 13:58Kotoku-in (Great Buddha) (40 min, ¥300)
  16. 14:38Walk to Hasedera (about 10 min)
  17. 14:48Hasedera (60 min, ¥400)
  18. 15:48Walk to Hase Station (Enoden) (about 6 min)
  19. 16:01Enoden Hase to Kamakura (4 min, ¥200)
  20. 16:05JR from Kamakura back to Tokyo (56 min, IC ¥1,034)
  21. 17:01Arrive Tokyo
Trains¥2,336per adult, IC card
Entry fees¥2,200per adult
Walking85 minabout

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Times assume you take the train at the time you entered, an average 7-minute wait for each Enoden train, and our suggested time at each stop.

Next in season

6 Dec

Ginkgo turns yellow (Yokohama records), most likely around this date; window 28 Nov to 14 Dec. Calendar

This Saturday

Sat 14 Nov

Busy: weekend or holiday. Be at your first temple when it opens. Plan this day

Next national holiday

Mon 23 Nov

Labor Thanksgiving Day: expect weekend crowds on the trains and at the big temples.

Start here

The six pages most visitors need, from the timed day to where to sleep.

Kamakura itinerariesHalf day, full day and two days with Enoshima, timed leg by leg.Day trip from TokyoWhich train, which pass and when to leave to beat the crowds.Things to do in KamakuraTemples, shrines, trails and streets with fees, hours and walking times.Where to stay in KamakuraStation, Hase, Kita-Kamakura or the coast: which base fits your plan.EnoshimaThe island route, the caves, the Sea Candle and sunset over Fuji.Hydrangea seasonThe 2027 window, Hasedera tickets and the order to visit temples.

Kamakura at a glance

A seaside city of temple valleys, an hour from Tokyo. Six areas, two train lines.

Illustrated map of Kamakura and Enoshima Six areas: Kita-Kamakura, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu and Kamakura Station, the east valleys with Hokokuji, Hase with the Great Buddha, the Enoden coast and Enoshima island, linked by the JR Yokosuka Line and the Enoden. SAGAMI BAY 相模湾 Fuji views across the bay Kita-KamakuraKamakuraHaseGokurakujiKamakura-kokomaeEnoshimaKatase-Enoshima Kita-Kamakura ZEN TEMPLES Hachimangu SHRINE AND STATION East valleys BAMBOO AND QUIET Hase THE GREAT BUDDHA Enoden coast SEA AND SUNSETS Enoshima ISLAND, CAVES, VIEWS N 1 km
JR Yokosuka Line from TokyoEnodenOdakyu from ShinjukuTap an area to open its guide.

Getting there

Under an hour by direct JR train from Tokyo, Shinjuku or Shinagawa. Trains and fares

When

Cherry blossom around 31 Mar, hydrangea from about 11 Jun, autumn colour into December. Calendar

Tools and guides

Calculators, the bloom calendar and the guides behind every plan.

Bloom and crowd calendarModelled 2027 dates for cherry, hydrangea, ginkgo and maple.Kamakura trip costCalculate trains, temples and food for your day.How to get to KamakuraFrom Tokyo, Shinjuku, Yokohama and the airports.Kamakura toursGuided days from Tokyo, walking tours and private guides compared.Best time to visitMonth by month: blooms, leaves, crowds and weather.Kamakura hiking trailsDaibutsu, Ten-en and Gionyama: length, time, climb and status.

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