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Private Hiking tour in Kamakura Daibutsu Hiking Course

If you visit “Great Buddha of Kamakura” of “Kotokuin Temple”, we recommend you to choose hiking.
“Kamakura’s Daibutsu Hiking Trail” starting from Kitakamakura Station is a 3 kilometer-long trail that includes a historic temples and shrines, a beautiful forest and a stylish cafe in the forest.
Of course the goal is “Kotokuin Temple” with “Great Buddha of Kamakura”.

Hike to Kamakura Daibutsu Hiking Course

Jouchiji Temple
The green lush Jochiji Temple wrapped in silence designated as a national historic site is the starting point of Kamakura Daibutsu Hiking Course.

In this hiking course you will first leave from Kitakamakura station and you will explore the famous Tokeiji Temple at Engakuji Temple, the second largest Kamakura Gozan temples.
After that you will climb the mountain trail of “kuzuharagaoka hiking course” from Jochiji Temple, wash your coin with “Zeniarai Benten Shrine”, then walk “Daibutsu Hikingu Course” to “Great Buddha of Kamakura”.
In the end you visit the “Hasedera Temple”, Enoshima Electric Railway Hase Station is the goal.
It is a course of about 3 km in length.

Most of the hiking trails are dirt trails, I recommend walking easy sneakers or mountaineering shoes.
Most of the hiking trails are dirt trails, I recommend walking easy sneakers or mountaineering shoes.

Flowers are Tokeiji Temple plum in February and March, Cherry blossoms of Kuzuharagaoka in April, Trail of fresh green in May, Hydrangea of Tokeiji Temple in June, Bodhi tree in the bellflower of Jochiji Temple in July, autumn leaves .
You can enjoy various flowers almost all year long.

There are Hasedera Temple and various sights and restaurants around Hase Station.
There are Hasedera Temple and various sights and restaurants around Hase Station.

For more information on this hiking route, click here.

Tour details

Price : 1500 yen per person

Distance : 3 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★☆☆☆☆

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Kita-Kamakura Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : negotiable

Disclaimer

Please read and give me consent before booking for this tour.

Hiking is an inherently dangerous activity that can lead to serious injuries including but not limited to slip and fall injuries, fractures, snake bite, heat exhaustion, poison oak, ticks and frostbite. By participation in this event/hike you agree to not hold these organizers liable for any harm that may come to you, your guests, or your property. Always remember to let the event organizer know if you are leaving the group. Stay on the trail, never hike alone and use your own common sense.

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