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Discover Kamikōchi
The district Kamikōchi of in Kamakura Shi (Kanagawa) is a district in Japan about 27 mi south of Tokyo, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kamakura, Fujisawa, Zushi, Chigasaki and Ayase. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 65% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
20°C (67 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kamakura Park Hotel
Hotel Mets Kamakura Ofuna
(RYOKAN) Kotsubo Kaigan Rinka
(RYOKAN) Iwamotoro Honkan
(RYOKAN) Kaihinso Kamakura
(RYOKAN) Shonan Enoshima Ebisuya
Toyoko Inn Shonan Kamakura Fujisawa-eki Kita-guchi
Hotel Kamakura Mori
8 Hotel
Hotel Wing International Shonan Fujisawa
Videos from this area
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Temple railway station: Kita-Kamakura (JR East Yokosuka Line) near Engaku-ji
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Autumn-Leaves at Hase-dera, Kamakura (鎌倉 長谷寺 紅葉)
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Sasuke-Inari Shrine, Kamakura (佐助稲荷神社)
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鎌倉の桜2013(Cherry blossoms in kamakura city)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kōtoku-in
Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The temple is renowned for its "Great Buddha", a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha which is one of the most famous icons of Japan.
Ōfuna Station
Ōfuna Station is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shonan Monorail
The Shonan Monorail is a suspended SAFEGE monorail located in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Shonan Monorail Co. , Ltd. , the line opened March 7, 1970, and was the first monorail of its kind in Japan. Enoshima Line travels 6.6 km every seven to eight minutes between Ōfuna Station and Enoshima, making six stops. The average length of a single trip is 14 minutes.
Engaku-ji
Not to be confused with Enryaku-ji in Kyoto. Zuirokuzan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji (円覚寺), is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa prefecture to the south of Tokyo.
Hase-dera (Kamakura)
(known more formally as Kaikōzan Jishōin Hase-dera) is one of the great Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Kannon. The temple is the fourth of the 33 stations of the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage circuit dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten. The temple originally belonged to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, but eventually became an independent temple of the Jōdo shū sect.
Tōkei-ji
, also known as Kakekomi-dera or Enkiri-dera), is a Buddhist temple and a former nunnery, the only survivor of a network of five nunneries called Amagozan, in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Rinzai school of Zen's Engaku-ji branch, and was opened by Hōjō Sadatoki in 1285. It is best known as a historic refuge for women who were abused by their husbands. It is for this reason sometimes referred to as the "Divorce Temple".
Ōfuna Kannon
The Ōfuna Kannon, Ōfuna Kannonji (大船観音寺), or Muga sozan Ōfuna Kannonji is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. The outstanding feature of the temple is a 25 meter tall 1,900 ton reinforced concrete statue of Kan'non which is dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon or Kuan Yin. Construction of the Temple began in 1929 by the Sōtō Buddhist sect. The outline of the statue was complete by 1934 but work was suspended at the outbreak of the Pacific War.
Kita-Kamakura Station
Kita-Kamakura Station is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Gokuraku-ji (Kamakura)
Gokuraku-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1259 by Ninshō (1217-1303) and has been restored and rebuilt many times since then.
Shichirigahama Station
Shichirigahama Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 5.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Inamuragasaki Station
Inamuragasaki Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 6.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Gokurakuji Station
Gokurakuji Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 7.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Hase Station (Kanagawa)
Hase Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 8.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Yuigahama Station
Yuigahama Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 8.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Botanical Garden
The Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Botanical Garden (神奈川県立フラワーセンター 大船植物園, Kanagawa Kenritsu Furawāsentā Ōfuna Shokubutsuen) is a botanical garden located at 1018 Okamoto, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged. The garden was founded in 1961 as the Prefectural Flower Center Ofuna Botanical Garden on a former site of the Kanagawa National Agricultural Experiment Stations.
Yamanouchi, Kamakura
Yamanouchi, Kamakura is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's (JR) Kita-Kamakura Station, it is better known as Kita-Kamakura. It lies within the Ofuna administrative subdivision of the city of Kamakura.
Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine
Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine, popularly known simply as Zeniarai Benten, is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. In spite of its small size, it is the second most popular spot in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture after Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū. Zeniarai Benzaiten is popular among tourists because the waters of a spring in its cave are said to be able to multiply the money washed in it.
Jōchi-ji
Jōchi-ji is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Engaku-ji school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains. The main objects of worship are the three statues of Shaka, Miroku and Amida Nyorai visible inside the main hall.
Kamakura Museum of Literature
The Kamakura Museum of Literature is a small museum in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, that contains material about writers who have lived, died, or were active in the city of Kamakura itself. The museum displays personal effects, manuscripts, first editions, and documents owned by well over a hundred writers of Japanese literature, including Soseki Natsume and Kawabata Yasunari, as well as film director Yasujiro Ozu.
Sasuke Inari Shrine
Sasuke Inari Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura and the site of the Hidden Village of Kamakura.
Fujimichō Station (Kanagawa)
Fujimichō Station is a monorail train station on the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 0.9 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line at Ōfuna Station.
Shōnan-Machiya Station
Shōnan-Machiya Station is a monorail train station on the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 2.0 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line at Ōfuna Station.
Shōnan-Fukasawa Station
Shōnan-Fukasawa Station is a monorail train station on the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 2.6 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line at Ōfuna Station.
Nishi-Kamakura Station
Nishi-Kamakura Station is a monorail train station on the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 4.7 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line at Ōfuna Station.
Amanawa Shinmei Shrine
Amanawa Shinmei Shrine was founded in 710 and is the oldest Shinto shrine in Kamakura. It is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. According to the ancient document History of Amanawa-ji Shinmei-gū kept by the shrine, the founder of the shrine is famous priest Gyōki; a powerful and rich man named Tokitada Someya supported the construction. The shrine consists of two structures: the haiden or oratory in the front and the honden or sanctum at the back.