Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Kamakura, Japan

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.3 km
Ascend 16 m
Descend 39 m

Experience Kamakura in Japan in a whole new way with our free 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: Kamakura Museum of History and Culture

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The Kamakura History and Culture Exchange Center is a municipal history museum-like exhibition facility that opened on May 15, 2017.

Wikipedia: 鎌倉歴史文化交流館 (JA), Website

446 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: 巽神社

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巽神社

Tatsumi Shrine is a shrine in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 巽神社 (鎌倉市) (JA)

560 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: カトリック雪ノ下教会

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カトリック雪ノ下教会Takanori Nakanowatari from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0

Catholic Yukinoshita Church is a Christian Catholic church and cathedral located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. A church dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. It is a cathedral in the Catholic Diocese of Yokohama, Kanagawa District 4.

Wikipedia: カトリック雪ノ下教会 (JA)

566 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine

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Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangū (鶴岡八幡宮) is the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is a cultural center of the city of Kamakura and serves as the venue of many of its most important festivals with two museums.

Wikipedia: Tsurugaoka Hachimangū (EN), Website

741 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: 宝戒寺

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宝戒寺

Kinryūzan Shakuman-in Endon Hōkai-ji (金龍山釈満院円頓宝戒寺) is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Often called Hagidera (萩寺), or "bush-clover temple", because those flowers are numerous in its garden, its existence is directly linked to a famous tragedy that on July 4, 1333 wiped out almost the entire Hōjō clan, ruler of Japan for 135 years. The temple was founded expressly to enshrine the souls of the 870 members of the clan who, in accordance with the samurai code of honor, committed suicide on that day at their family temple (bodaiji) of Tōshō-ji to escape defeat. Together with ancient Sugimoto-dera, Hōkai-ji is the only temple of the Tendai denomination in Kamakura. Formerly a branch temple of the great Kan'ei-ji, after its destruction it became a branch of Enryaku-ji.

Wikipedia: Hōkai-ji (EN)

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