Kamakura Historical Walking Tour with the Great Buddha
Overview
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5 hours
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Join a tour by MagicalTrip, proud winner of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award. Each experience is led by a MagicalTrip Certified Guide, professionally trained and carefully selected to ensure quality and authenticity.
Begin your journey with a peaceful walk through Kamakura, visiting a shrine famous for its many torii gates and fox statues. Along the way, a local guide will share cultural insights into the relationship between foxes and shrines, Shinto beliefs, and proper shrine etiquette. Continue to a unique cave temple, where you’ll learn about the tradition of washing money for good fortune. Next, enjoy a 30–40 minute forest hike, surrounded by nature and varied terrain, leading to the iconic Great Buddha of Kamakura, an impressive monument with over 800 years of history. Conclude the experience at a temple-run restaurant, where you’ll enjoy local specialties such as udon and vegetable curry.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please wear suitable hiking clothes and shoes because the hiking trail is slippery on some parts
Routes are subject to change if hiking trails are unusable due to weather conditions
In case of rain, we use train to see the Great Buddha statue instead of using hiking trail
Please bring water and towel because it's around 5 km walking & hiking tour (Hiking trail is about 2.5km)
Because most Japanese restaurants are not fully ready for providing vegetarian menus, choices of vegetarian foods in our tour is available but limited.
Out of respect for other guests and to ensure the best tour for everyone, we must start the tour on time.
The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to MagicalTrip. Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.
Japan's climate has become more extreme, with summer highs of 40°C (110°F) and winter lows of -5°C (20°F). Please prepare accordingly for the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Kamakura
Start Kamakura Walking Tour
Kamakura Komachidori
Enjoy sampling Japanese snacks and street foods on the Komachi shopping street From the East Exit of JR Kamakura Station, this street runs parallel to Wakamiya-Oji Street to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, and you can enjoy a wide range of shopping, eating and drinking, from traditional souvenir shops to fashion goods and restaurants.
What‘s Included
Entrance fee of the Great Buddha and Hasedera Temple
Temple Lunch (Vegetarian, vegan menu is available.)
A Certified guide by MagicalTrip
Photos
Food samplings on Komachi street
Additional foods (Available for purchase)
Transportation fee (440 yen)
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Kamakura Historical Walking Tour with the Great Buddha
Reviews
129 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo
mariabB5164IA,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful experience to do at least once in a lifetime .. hope one day to return
Great tour with Isao...
Lorie M,,Dec 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour with Isao (Isaac)! Enjoyed the town of kamakura and learning the history of the shrines/temples.
Great Kamakura Tour!
85nathane,,Dec 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had an amazing time with Ken today! I traveled solo and no one else signed up for my tour, but he had no issue showing me around Kamakura. Would highly recommend to all.
Very nice tour.
KentuckyRedhot,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We saw beautiful and some unusual sights with Nori and had a nice, uniquely Japanese lunch. We recommend having change or a suica card for a couple of bus rides and admissions to a few of the temples and shrines. It was a full day so wear comfortable walking shoes.
Kamakura trip with ken
W9219EOjorgeb,,Dec 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a wonderful experience, we learned about Kamakura history. Ken explained everything so well. I would definitely recommend Ken for your next trip to Japan.
Kamakura tour
athanb2025,,Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a great experience to walk around Kamakura with Ken. He was very knowledgable about the temples and shrines and the local history.
Great walking tour of temples!
Judy U,,Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great walking tour. Mark our tour guide was very knowledgeable & friendly. We had so much fun! Also enjoyed lunch at one of the temples and walking down the shopping street. He also helped us figure out which train to take to return back to Yokohama. Highly recommend this tour and if you’re lucky you’ll get Mark as your tour guide.
Excellent and friendly tour guide. We really enjoyed our tour!
Judy U,,Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mark is an excellent tour guide. He’s friendly, knowledgeable, thoughtful, organized and such at nice person too! We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Kamakura and would highly recommend him to all our friends! We hope he’s our guide again in future tours!
Excellent small group tour
amysB8751TX,,Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Loved the tour. Jim was great. Informative and saw a lot in a short amount of time. He did a great job accommodating a variety of people, questions and walking abilities
Great walking tour
X7669DWolegs,,Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time walking around the temples and shrines of Kamakura. Ken was a great your guide, very knowledgeable. The time flew by without us noticing. The food was really great!
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