KAMAKURA! What a perfect place to escape from daily bustlness. The town famous for zen-buddhism and as the first de-facto capital ever established by samurais gives us splendid time to enjoy the rustic but solemn atmosphere.
At your hotel in the central Tokyo area,.
At your hotel in the central Tokyo area, or at JR Kamakura station.
THIS IS PRIVATE TOUR.
It is said there are about 150 of temples and shrines in Kamakura.
Some are big and well known, some are not...
Even though, all of them emit their own distinctive aroma, evenly attract us.
I'd like you to feel them.
If you have any particular place(s) you would like to go, please name it out.
If you have no specific idea, please follow the list I recommend to go .
AA: Temples and Shrine
(1) KOTOKUIN temple : Famous for the great Buddha statue.
(2) HASEDERA-temple : The most beautiful temple in Kamakura.
(3) KENCHOJI-temple : The number one zen-temple among Kamakura's Five Mountains. (Great architecture)
(4) TSURUGAOKA-HACHIMANGU : The most important shrine.
(5) HOKOKUJI-temple. : A zen-temple famous for its bamboo garden .
(6) ENKAKUJI-temple : Great Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan .
(7) MEIGETSUIN-temple, : Known as the Hydrangea Temple and its Circular window in the main hall.
BB: Shopping and snacks
KOMACHI DORI.
This is the exciting thoroughfare remind you the festival street. Here you can find a various foods and unique souvenirs.
This street will take you to TSURUGAOKA-HACHIMANGU.
CC: Popular routes
Plan A: for persons would like to see various kind.
: KOTOKUIN temple - HASEDERA-temple- TSURUGAOKA-HACHIMANGU - KENCHOJI temple and/or HOKOKUJI-temple
Plan B : for persons would like to see mainly zen temples.
:ENKAKUJI-temple - MEIGETSUIN-temple -KENCHOJI-temple - TSURUGAOKA-HACHIMANGU + (HOKOKUJI temple for sub.)
Guide fee.
(1) Transportation cost for you and the guide.
For your guidance transportation fee from Tokyo to Kamakura would be roughly 1,200 yen per person for one way.
Transportation fee (train) in Kamakura area would be roughly between 500 yen and 1000 yen per person (depend on where we go)
(2) Taxi charge would be at your account.
(3) Entrance fee for you and the guide. It would be roughly from 200 yen to 500 yen for each. Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu would be fee.
(4) Lunch for you and the guide.
(4) Meeting you at and escorting you to your hotel in central Tokyo is no charge. However in rare case extra charge can be applied depend on the accessibility. .
We may walk a lot so wear flat shoes .
Please note there are few area even in Tokyo where I have difficulty to get to your place.
Shoes : Please bring your best shoes suitable for walking.
Mark was a Fantastic tour guide, showing us all the sites of Tokyo. His English was fantastic and he was incredibly knowledgeable, answering all of our questions. We recommend Mark and cannot say enough good things about him!
Mark was a great tour guide for our party of 9 including 5 kids ages 10-17. He met us at our hotel and took us to the Fukagawa Fudo Buddhist Temple to see the Fire & Taiko Drum Ceremony. It was an incredible experience. We then visited Kiyosumi Garden and ended the morning at Fukagawa Edo Museum where we learned about housing during the Edo period when Samurai ruled. Mark kept the kids engaged while giving us an interesting tour. We would definitely hire Mark again!
Thank you so much for your kind review. It was my great pleasure to show you my favorite area Fukagawa. Yes one days is not enough to enjoy Tokyo and I truly looking forward to seeing you again. Next time, please let me guide you to Kamakura, Hakone and Nikko.
Mark was a fantastic guide. Very relaxed and full of information. He was flexible and gave us options as we went along. It was a hot day so we did a variety of indoor and outdoor touring. Would highly recommend Mark as your choice of your guide.
Hi Greg. Thank you so much for the wonderful review and such a fun time. Yes it was a really hot day for June and we walked a lot. Yes quite a lot. It was my great pleasure to show you ‘My Favorite Tokyo’ Looking forward to seeing you again sometime.
We were looking for a knowledgeable guide for Tokyo and Mark was everything we wanted. His English is fantastic (actually lived in the US growing up). He took us to several things we would not have found on our own, the best example being a Buddhist religious ceremony which was really something to see. He is also a very nice guy, with a sense of humor. He also chose a great restaurant for lunch. Highly recommended if you are serious about seeing and learning about Tokyo. Kent and Luca
Thank you for your wonderful review. Well, I don’t think my English is that good at all. However, I really appreciate your comment and it’s encouraged me a lot.