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Places near Kamakura by type
All 243 places by distance →One day from Kamakura
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:02 pm
31 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Kamakura
- Zuisen TempleBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- 光照寺Buddhist site · 1 hrs
- 森戸神社temple · 45 min
- Shichirigahamabeach · 1.5 hrs
- 大慶寺Buddhist site · 1 hrs
- Back in Kamakura
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Kamakura?
Keiunji Temple (Buddhist site, about 1 km), 来迎寺 (Buddhist site, about 1 km), Moto Hachiman (attraction, about 1 km), 材木座海岸 (beach, about 1 km), 畠山重保墓 (heritage site, about 1 km), Enmeiji Temple (Buddhist site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Kamakura?
243 places on Spotwander: 100 buddhist sites, 62 temples, 30 parks, 15 beaches & coast, 13 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Kamakura?
Keiunji Temple, about 1 km by road; 来迎寺 (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest temple to Kamakura?
巽神社, about 2 km by road; 鎌倉権五郎神社 (2 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Kamakura?
Start in Kamakura, visit Zuisen Temple, then 光照寺, then 森戸神社, then Shichirigahama, then 大慶寺, and drive back — about 31 km by road in all.

























