Full-day tour from Tokyo: Kamakura Great Buddha & Enoshima & Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
Last updated: August 26, 2026
Kamakura in one unhurried day from Tokyo: stand before the Great Buddha at Kotoku-in — bronze, serene, and almost untouched in over 700 years — then ride the Enoden tram between weathered houses and the Shonan sea to the level crossing by Kamakura High School that Slam Dunk turned into a pilgrimage. The afternoon crosses to Enoshima, where the shrine paths of Benzaiten's island wind up to open sea lookouts, before the day closes in old Kamakura — the snack stalls of Komachi-dori Street leading you up to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, the spiritual heart of the old shogunate.
Itinerary
Departure
- Start point: Shin-Marunouchi Building BEAMS Sign
- Stop at: Kamakura Great Buddha (Kotoku-in)
- Stop at: Enoden Experience (Hase Station)
- Stop at: Kamakura High School Mae Station Level Crossing
- Stop at: Enoshima Island
- Stop at: Komachi-dori Street
- Stop at: Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
- End point: Shin-Marunouchi Building BEAMS Sign
Frequently Asked Questions
Cast in the 13th century, the 11-metre bronze Amida has sat in the open air since a tsunami swept away its hall five centuries ago — and unlike most great statues it has never been substantially rebuilt, so the calm face you meet is essentially the one the Kamakura shogunate knew.
Yes — the tour boards Japan's most filmed little railway at Hase Station and rolls between back gardens and the open Shonan coast, the ride that carries half of Kamakura's cinematic imagery. The coach picks the group up again down the line.
The seaside level crossing beside Kamakura High School Front Station, immortalised in the opening of Slam Dunk and now a pilgrimage stop for fans from across Asia. The stop is short and sweet: the classic angle of rails, sea and passing green-and-cream tram, with the warning bell chiming like the anime.
Two pickup points: under the BEAMS sign at the Shin-Marunouchi Building in front of JR Tokyo Station, or at Tokyo Mode Gakuen — the Cocoon Tower by Shinjuku Station's west exit. The coach returns you to the same point you boarded in the evening.