Local Attractions

The sandy beach spreading out for a total of 4km in front of the hotel is a famous mecca for surfing.
You can feel wrapped in nature when …

While admiring temples and shrines filled with hydrangeas, or gazing at the sea surrounded by hills,
the ancient Shogunal seat of Kamakura …

One street away from Kamakura Station, you will see, Wakamiya Oji,
the approach leading to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.
This elevated …

Prince Otonomiya Morinaga enshrined in Kamakura-gu was the third son born to Emperor Go-Daigo and
played an active role in the movement led …

The Kamakura Great Buddha, a giant outdoor statue of a sitting Buddha,
is the only statue of Buddha in Kamakura to be designated as a …

Sasuke Inari Shrine is located in a part of Kamakura known as a kakurezato (hidden village)
between Zeniarai Benten and the Kamakura Great …

From the entrance in the rock face, pass through a tunnel into the other-worldly atmosphere of
Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine, also known …

At the end of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), Hino Toshimoto,
a central figure in Emperor Go-Daigo’s plot to overturn the Kamakura …

Number 1 of the Kamakura Gozan.
Built on land once known as Jigokudani, or “hell valley,” that is believed to have been an execution …

Number 2 of the Kamakura Gozan.
Located just one minute’s walk from the station,
Engakuji Temple boasts some of Kita-Kamakura’s …

Number 3 of the Kamakura Gozan.
Jufukuji Temple is only open to the public during certain special periods at New Year and
during the …

Number 4 of the Kamakura Gozan.
Jochi-ji Temple is ranked fourth among the Kamakura Gozan and
is the trailhead of the …

Number 5 of the Kamakura Gozan.
Ishigama Garden Terrace, is a restaurant and bakery housed in a Western-style building
in the temple …

Also commonly known as “Hase Kannon” Hasedera enshrines as its principal object of
worship Japan’s largest wooden Buddhist saint statue …

Meigetsu-in Temple is known not only in Kamakura, but also all over Japan as the “Temple of Hydrangeas”.
In addition to the …

In feudal times, when women could not divorce their husbands,
Tokeiji Temple became a refuge where women could enter to escape a bad …

Kamakura has two locations that have been awarded three stars in the Michelin Green Guide – Tokeiji Temple and
Hokokuji Temple, which …

Komyo-ji Temple is famous for the lotus plants found in the Kishu Garden,
which have also been selected in the “Top 100 flower viewing …

Myohon-ji Temple is the oldest of the Nichiren sect temples.
This area was also the location of the residence of the family of Yoshikazu …

Anyoin Temple was originally named Gionzan Choraku-ji Temple and was built in 1225 by Masako Hojo,
also known as the “nun shogun” of the …

With its views of Sagami Bay, Mt. Fuji and Enoshima,
the Enoshima Aquarium is an Edutainment (Edutainment=Education + Entertainment) based …

Enoshima, visible from Kamakura Prince Hotel,
is known for the Enoshima Shrine, dedicated to Benzaiten, one of the seven Deities of good …