Mount Kamakura

Mount Kamakura: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Kamakura

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mount Kamakura — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.64267, 130.85200. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Kamakura

• 釈迦院 · Buddhist site · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~11 km · Must-see
• 松橋神社 · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kengun Shrine · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~23 km · Must-see
• Daiji-ji Temple · Buddhist site · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~23 km · Must-see
• 西岡神社 · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~24 km · Must-see
• 印鑰神社 · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• Suizen-ji Joju-en · sanctuary · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• Izumi-jinja · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 蓮台寺 · Buddhist site · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~26 km · Must-see
• 別所琴平神社 · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~26 km · Must-see
• 永尾剱神社 · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• 花畑広場 · park · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fujisaki Hachimangū · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• 北岡神社 · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kumamoto Castle · fort · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kato Shrine · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hanaokayama Peace Pagoda · Buddhist site · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~29 km · Must-see
• 熊本県立美術館 · museum · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Kamakura

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Kamakura

• Kengun Shrine · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kinpo Zan · viewpoint · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mt. Ichifusa · viewpoint · Kuma · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mt. Sobosan · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mt. Kuju · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mount Hōsshō · viewpoint · Kusu · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mt. Kirishima · viewpoint · Miyazaki Prefecture · ~98 km · Must-see
• Mt. Karakuni · viewpoint · Miyazaki Prefecture · ~98 km · Must-see
• Mt. Taradake · viewpoint · Fujitsu · ~100 km · Must-see
• Takasakiyama · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~115 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Kumamoto Prefecture

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