This is our complete Kamakura series in one place: every travel guide and hotel recommendation we have published for Japan’s seaside samurai capital. Use it as your starting point, then explore each guide for the detail.

Kamakura Travel Guides

• Kamakura Travel Guide: Temples, Buddha and Coast — the overview and trip planner.
• The Great Buddha of Kamakura and Hase
• Tsurugaoka Hachimangu: Kamakura’s Great Shrine
• Kamakura’s Zen Temples and Hydrangea Gardens
• Enoshima and the Kamakura Coast by Enoden

Where to Stay in Kamakura

• Where to Stay in Kamakura: Station Area Hotels — central and convenient.
• Where to Stay near Kamakura: Enoshima and the Coast — seaside and budget-friendly.

Planning Your Trip

Kamakura works beautifully as a day trip from Tokyo, but an overnight stay lets you enjoy the temples in early-morning calm and the coast at sunset. One day covers the Great Buddha, the shrine and Komachi-dori; a second adds the Kita-Kamakura Zen temples and an Enoden ride to Enoshima. Together, the guides above cover everything you need to plan the trip.