The Top 10 to visit Kamakura by our Travel Angel, Isabelle 鎌倉のトップ10
WHAT TO DO IN KAMAKURA? THE ESSENTIALS OF VISITS FOR A SUCCESSFUL STAY!
The unrevealed and side roads: Isabelle, our Travel Angel with more than 20 years of experience on-site, reveals her ten favorites in Kamakura.
An hour by train from Tokyo, Kamakura, serene and verdant, deploys its string of temples scattered between forest, mountain, and ocean. Do not miss:
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Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gû shrine . Majestic, it has overlooked the city since 1180, when Minamoto no Yoritomo appointed Kamakura as the political capital of Japan.
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Daibutsu: the Great Bronze Buddha has been enthroned, impassive, for nearly 800 years. He has become the symbol of Kamakura.
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The Hase-dera temple and its revered statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy.
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The many Zen temples of Kamakura, in particular the Engakuji and its green setting,
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and Kenchoji Zen Temple, the city's largest temple and one of the oldest Zen temples in Japan.
For a visit away from the crowds:
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Eishoji for its beutiful wooden buildings and its small bamboo grove.
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Goryo Jinja (also called Gongoro Jinja): located near the Hase-dera temple and yet little known, this small Shinto shrine, all made of wood, is a picturesque stopover.
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Sugimoto-dera , the oldest temple in Kamakura. Perched on top of a hill, its more rustic atmosphere is very different from that of the other temples in the city.
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The Kmiyo-ji temple: a haven of peace. In summer, its small pond is covered with lotus. Very close to the beach from where, in good weather, there is a magnificent view of Enoshima Island and Mount Fuji .
Right next to Kamakura:
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Enoshima, for its breathtaking views of the coast and the mountains in the distance, its quaint side and its spa