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Kamakura is located south of Tokyo
on Sagami Bay and is a little less
than one hour from Tokyo station.

Jin riki sha are available for truly
Japanese style transportation that
includes your own private guide.

Dankazura Street has a pedestrian
walkway that is lined with cherry trees
and is especially beautiful in the spring.

During the 12th to 14th centuries,
Kamakura was an important political
center controlled by a shoganate
government for about 150 years.
After returning to imperial rule in 1333,
Kamakura continued it’s prosperity
and was one of eastern Japan’s
leading cities for another 100 years.

The Kamakura Daibutsu was
completed in the year 1252.
Originally, it was covered with gold
and was housed inside its own temple.
In 1498, the temple was destroyed by
a tsunami leaving only the foundation
stones that once supported its columns.

The statue is approximately thirteen
and one third meters tall and
weighs 121 tons.

Having a tunnel at its entrance,
Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine is
distinctly unique among Kamakura’s
site seeing locations.

Washing your money here is supposed
to bring good luck for a prosperous future.

With over 100 temples and shrines,
Kamakura offers more site seeing
than is possible in one day.