Kamakura Walking Tour with Rickshaw Ride from Tokyo

Experience what Kamakura has to offer on this full-day tour from Tokyo. Enjoy a rickshaw ride through quiet historical streets visitors rarely see, offering a glimpse into the roots of today's Japan.

You'll be picked up from selected Tokyo hotels by coach to the Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal where you and you English-speaking guide will board a train to Hase, changing trains once at Kamakura, a 55-minute journey. 

Your Kamakura walking tours starts here. Make your way by foot from Hase train station to the Hase Kannon Temple (60-minutes), with its gilt statue of Kannon, foffering amazing views of the town and the Pacific Ocean. Continue by foot (30-minutes) to the Kotokuin Temple where the Great Buddha, a bronze image measuring 11.4 meters in height.

Enjoy Japanese-style lunch at a local restaurant.

Let your feet relax as you ride a Rickshaw, a traditional man-pulled carriage to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, passing through the Torii gate. The Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the symbol of the first Shogun Minamoto. The Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine grounds consists of a arched bridge, the Genji and Heike ponds, the huge gingko tree, and the colorful Main Hall standing at the top of 62 stone steps.

Walk back to Kamakura Station via Komachi Shopping Street, a great opportunity to bargain for arts and crafts.

Board the train back to Tokyo Station where your tour concludes.

Schedule details

Departure Dates:

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Departure Point:

Tour departs from Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal or selected Tokyo hotels

Departure Time:

9:00am from Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal
or
Hotel pickup at:

• ANA InterContinental Tokyo - 8:20am
• Ariake Washington - 7:55am
• Cerulean Tower Tokyu - 7:40am
• Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Ginzak - 8:15am 
• Daiichi Hotel Tokyo - 8:25am
• Four Seasons (Chinzan-so) - 8:00am
• Ginza Capital (annex) - 8:00am
• Grand Hyatt Tokyo - 8:25am
• Grand Pacific Le Daiba - 8:10am
• Grand Palace - 7:50am
• Grand Prince New Takanawa - 8;20am
• Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal - 9:00am
• Hilton Tokyo (Shinjuku) - 7:55am
• Hyatt Regency - 7:50am
• Imperial (main bldg.) - 8:25am
• Intercontinental Tokyo Bay - 8:30am
• Keio Plaza Tokyo - 8:05am
• Mandarin Oriental - 7:50am
• Metropolitan Tokyo (Ikebukuro) 7:40am
• New Otani (main bldg.) - 7:50am
• New Sanno - 8:05am
• Nikko Tokyo - 8:15am 
• Okura (main bldg.) - 8:10am
• Park Hotel Tokyo - 8:20am
• Park Hyatt Tokyo - 7:40am
• Ritz Carlton Hotel - 8:15am
• Royal Park (near TCTA) - 7:50am
• Royal Park Shiodome Tower - 8:25am
• Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo - 7:50am
• Shiba Park - 8:30am
• Shinagawa Prince Hotel (Main Tower) - 8:05am
• Shinjuku Washington - 7:45am
• Sunroute Ariake - 8:00am
• Sunshine City Prince - 7:30am
• Tokyo Dome - 8:20am
• Tokyo Prince - 8:30am
• The Capital Hotel Tokyo - 8:00am
• 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

Return Details:

Tour concludes at Tokyo station at approximately 5:30pm

Pricing information

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Additional information

Kamakura Buddha

Inclusions:

• English-speaking guided 8.5-hour tour
• Return train journey from Tokyo to Hase/Kamakura
• Japanese-style lunch at a local restaurant
• 40-minute Rickshaw ride
• Admissions
• Tax

Exclusions:

• Hotel drop off

Additional Information:

• This tour must be booked at least 3 days in advance of your travel date
• Confirmation for this tour 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
• This tour is NOT ''wheelchair' accessible
• 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
• Child prices are applicable for children aged 6 - 11 years
• Vegetarian menu is available and MUST be advised at time of booking
• One rickshaw will be shared by two people
• Please note that all seating on the trains is non-reserved seats and that it may not be possible to sit down.
• For operational reasons, your tour guide may not accompany you back to Tokyo after Kamakura Station. In this case, your guide will tell you how to go back to your hotel from Kamakura Station.
• The rickshaw has a canopy so that it may be ridden even if it rains. If the rickshaw ride is cancelled due to a typhoon or strong winds, JPY 3000 will be refunded.
• One rickshaw will be shared by two people.
• In some cases, a bus may be used as transportation between Tokyo and Kamakura.
• Because it is extremely hot in the months from July through September, please bring your own soft drink and hat.
• Earphone guidance may be used if the number of participants is more than 15.
• If a tour participant damages or loses an earphone guidance device, he/she may be charged for compensation (JPY 10,000).

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