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Day Trip from Tokyo to Kamakura's Great Buddha
Last updated August 26, 2026
Before Kyoto and before Tokyo, there was Kamakura, a fishing town turned military capital where a bronze Buddha has sat outdoors, exposed to the weather, for close to eight centuries. Take the coastal tram and you'll understand why it stayed there.
Quick facts
- Hours
- 8:00-16:45
- Price
- 300 yen (+100 yen to enter interior)
- Nearest station
- Enoden Line, Hase Station
- Address
- 4-2-28 Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0016
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