Hidden Kamakura 1-Day Bus Tour

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Take in the highlights of Kamakura and Yokohama just a short distance away from Tokyo. Blooming with history, culture and gardens, they’re home to popular tourist spots in Japan.

HIGHLIGHTS:

* Admire the Great Buddha housed in Kotoko-in Temple
* Take in the seasonal colours of Hase Temple and Sankeien Garden
* Walk through Japan’s largest Chinatown

From Tokyo we head to Kamakura by bus, located about an hour away, a city with plentiful temples and monuments, as well as home to the second tallest bronze statue in Japan. On arrival, we get stuck in and visit the 121 tonne symbol of the city: the Great Buddha. Standing proud at 13.35 metres, unlike the Great Buddha of Nara, this Buddha is placed directly outdoors, which you can enter for a small additional fee.

Next on the agenda, we visit the 1,200 year old Hase Temple that mirrors the seasons with over 700 Chinese peonies that bloom in the spring and maple trees that turn vibrant red in autumn. We stop for a Japanese lunch before continuing our whirlwind tour to Yakohoma and to the Sankeien Garden. Enjoy a stroll through the massive 43 acre garden featuring trees, ponds, streams and historical buildings, taking a tour of the inside of a traditional thatched roof minka house. Then it’s on to the largest of Japan’s three Chinatowns – alive with restaurants and shops – after which we head back to Ginza taking in the views of the impressive Yokohama Bay Bridge on our way.

Meeting/pick-up point: In front of the world clock.
Duration: 10 hours and 35 minutes.
Start/opening time: At 8:05am.
End/closing time: At 6:40pm.
Languages: English.
Others: Drop-off location: Ginza / Shinjuku.