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Kamakura with kids: route in order

The bronze Great Buddha of Kamakura seated outdoors at Kotoku-in, green patina against a clear blue sky and a wooded hillSmall moss-covered wooden shrine at Sasuke Inari in Kamakura surrounded by ferns, stone lanterns and many white fox figurinesStone torii and stone marker at the tunnel cut through the rock that leads into Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine in Kamakura

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
4 of 6 free; paid: Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in), Hōkoku-ji Temple (Bamboo Temple)
Duration
6 h 20 min · 09:30–15:50
Start and finish
Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) → Hōkoku-ji Temple (Bamboo Temple)
On foot
≈ 32 min in total
Transport
2 rides, ≈ 38 min
Lunch
around 12:50
With kids
fine: short walks

The plan, stop by stop

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Kamakura09:30–15:50 · 6 places · 6 h 20 min

  1. 15 min on foot
  2. Sasuke Inari Shrine

    · 30 min · Free

  3. 6 min on foot
  4. Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine

    · 30 min · Free

  5. 19 min · transport or taxi
  6. Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine

    · 1 h · Free

  7. Lunch · 1 h
  8. 11 min on foot
  9. Komachi-dori Street

    · 45 min · Free

  10. 19 min · transport or taxi
  11. Hōkoku-ji Temple (Bamboo Temple)

    · 45 min · ≈ ¥400

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Places near the plan — Yes puts one into the day and the times update.

What the route costs

4 of 6 are free; 2 charge entry — prices below, check them on site.

1Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in)4640 min¥300
2Sasuke Inari Shrine4330 minFree
3Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine4430 minFree
4Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine441 hFree
5Komachi-dori Street4445 minFree
6Hōkoku-ji Temple (Bamboo Temple)3845 min≈ ¥400
Total4 h 10 min4 of 6 free

Sources and fact-check

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