Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Kamakura, Japan

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 210 m
Descend 207 m

Experience Kamakura in Japan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in KamakuraIndividual Sights in Kamakura

Sight 1: Genjiyama Park

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Genjiyama Park is an urban park located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 源氏山公園 (鎌倉市) (JA)

536 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Kaizou-ji Temple

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Kaizou-ji Temple

Kaizoji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Kenchoji in Ogigayatsu, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ogitani. The honzon is Yakushi Nyorai.

Wikipedia: 海蔵寺 (JA)

1063 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 3: Jochiji Temple

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Jochiji Temple

Kinpōzan Jōchi-ji (金宝山浄智寺) is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Engaku-ji school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains. The main objects of worship are the three statues of Shaka, Miroku, and Amida Nyorai visible inside the main hall.

Wikipedia: Jōchi-ji (EN)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Tokei-ji

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Tokei-ji

Matsugaoka Tōkei-ji (松岡山東慶寺), also known as Kakekomi-dera (駆け込み寺) or Enkiri-dera (縁切り寺), is a Buddhist temple and a former nunnery, the only survivor of a network of five nunneries called Amagozan (尼五山), in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Rinzai school of Zen's Engaku-ji branch, and was opened by Hōjō Sadatoki and founding abbess Kakusan-ni in 1285. It is best known as a historic refuge for women who were abused by their husbands. It is for this reason sometimes referred to as the "Divorce Temple".

Wikipedia: Tōkei-ji (EN)

1803 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 5: Chōjuji Temple

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Chōjuji Temple

Hōkizan Chōju Zenji (宝亀山長寿禅寺) is a Rinzai Buddhist temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Yamanouchi, near Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies between two Kita-Kamakura landmarks, the entrance of the Kamegayatsu Pass and Kenchō-ji, the oldest Zen monastery in Japan. Chōju-ji is one of two bodaiji (菩提寺), or funeral temples, dedicated to Ashikaga Takauji, founder of the dynasty of shōguns that carries his name. In its garden there are a gorintō dedicated to the shōgun and a hōkyōintō containing some of his hair. Chōju-ji has recently opened for the first time its doors, and receives visitors from Friday to Sunday, 10 AM to 3 PM. The temple allows the use of pocket cameras, however professional and semiprofessional equipment are forbidden, the reason being that visitors should not visit the temple to take photographs.

Wikipedia: Chōju-ji (Kamakura) (EN)

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