Kencho-ji Tickets and Tours

4-hour Private Tour of Kamakura with Government-Licensed Guide

A memorable day in Kamakura

Kamakura is an interesting city, full of traditional character in the areas we explored. We saw the Kotokuin Temple, the Hase-sera temple, and Hokokuji temple. Each were amazing, and the Hokokuji was beautiful, with lovely grounds, a bamboo grove, and a tea house with matcha tea and a place to sit in contemplation of the beauty. We were guided by Koda, who helped us set up an itinerary taking our interests into account, shared information about every site, found us a lunch spot that satisfied all our different tastes, and got us on and off busses, trains, and through busy temple entrances easily and never lost one of us, though we were straggly! He also took special care of our group member with mobility issues. I highly recommend this excursion, and if you have the good luck to be guided by Koda you will have a memorable day.

Kamakura from Yokohama by Private Car with Licensed Guide

Great Guide Makes Kamakura Tour a Special Day

What a great tour! Our guide, Akiho, made it a wonderful experience. She knows Kamakura well, speaks wonderful English and fit right into our group of six crazy friends. She met us at the cruise terminal in Yokohama with a driver and van, and told us all about the local history while we drove there. We started at the Hokokuji bamboo forest temple, which was my goal for the day. I visited it years ago and wanted to return; many tours to Kamakura do not include it. She helped us find a great place for nikuman (steamed buns) and beer and set a great pace for the day. I would hire her again any time (and will, as I will return to Japan in 2027).

Kamakura Cherry Blossom Full Day Walking Tour with a Local Guide

Kamakura

There was a bit of a mix up in the beginning but they more than made up for it. Flo our guide was very knowledgeable and accommodating to our multiple customizations on this private tour.