Kamakura Guide
Short, practical guides to Kamakura for visitors from overseas. One new guide a day at most, each one built from public sources (village and city offices, the prefecture, national agencies, transport operators) that we list at the end with the date we read them. If we could not check something, we say so and leave it out.
Latest guides
What Is Kamakura? Samurai History, Zen Temples and the Sea
The seat of Japan's first samurai government, its Zen heritage, local food such as shirasu, the weather by season and the manners the city asks for.
How Do You Get Around Kamakura by Train, Bus and Day Pass?
The Enoden train, city buses, six one-day passes with prices, and the luggage storage office near Kamakura Station, from the tourist association.
How Do You Get to Kamakura from Tokyo and the Airports?
Train routes and approximate times to Kamakura from Tokyo, Shinagawa, Haneda, Narita and the Shinkansen, from the city's tourist association.