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Kamakura is a quaint little town just an hour south of Tokyo by train. Dotted with beautiful temples and endowed with a sandy, casual beach, Kamakura is everything Tokyo isn't. Visitors who are looking for the other side of Japan with only a day to spare will enjoy the grace and style of Kamakura.
This town is most famous for a large statue of the Buddha, but it also features at least a dozen beautiful Buddhist temples, including five famous zen temples. Much of this wonderful architecture is due to it's status as the capital of Japan in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Kamakura might not be big enough to justify an overnight stay, but it is easy to get to for a day trip from Tokyo. Just take the Kamakura line south on the JR train system. You can stop at the Kita Kamakura stop and walk south through town, or go from the Kamakura stop and head east towards the beach.
This town is most famous for a large statue of the Buddha, but it also features at least a dozen beautiful Buddhist temples, including five famous zen temples. Much of this wonderful architecture is due to it's status as the capital of Japan in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Kamakura might not be big enough to justify an overnight stay, but it is easy to get to for a day trip from Tokyo. Just take the Kamakura line south on the JR train system. You can stop at the Kita Kamakura stop and walk south through town, or go from the Kamakura stop and head east towards the beach.
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Mar 09, 2006 - Nov 18, 2007
Kamakura, Japan -› Japan -› ...
I had a good time this day. We caught the train to Kamakura (it took about 20 minutes). Once we got off we ate at this great Hawiian Burger spot on the way to the beach. After that we walked down to the water. they had a little hula show. It was windy and the sand was a little dirty, but over all it was fun. there were a lot of surfer's too, not many waves though.
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Mar 19, 2005 - Mar 20, 2005
Kamakura, Japan is not far from Tokyo and well worth a day trip to see The Big Buddha and a Temple that is within walking distance from the Big Buddha. If you not sure how to get there just go to a train station (or subway) and ask any young person; you will find out they are very friendly and eager to help you…most of the younger generation speaks English too but also many will take you to the correct train no matter how far away! I had one person get on the train and take me t…
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Mar 22, 2008
I went on a day picnic from Tokyo with my friends. Instead of taking the shorter route thru Tokyo, we took the longer but more scenic Enoden Electric Railways from Shinjuku to Kamakura via Fujisaw. It was a fascnitaing journey thru old towns. We visited the Large Daibutsu Buddha statue, played around a bit on the dirty but quite beach and even managed a short visit to a graveyard at Tokeiji...another interesting weekend in Tokyo!
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Jul 22, 2005 - Apr 05, 2008
Hixton, Wisconsin, USA -› Ami, Japan -› ...
Hiromi had talked to Jana and at the end of April and we agreed to go to Kamakura to check out a couple of the temples/shrines there and to see the huge Buddha that they have. So we did that on today.
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