Location: Kamakura
Kanto, Japan
Country: Japan
Region: Kantō
Prefecture: Kanagawa Prefecture
Government• Mayor: Takashi Matsuo
Area• Total: 39.53 km (15.26 sq mi)
Population (September 1, 2016)• Total: 174,314
• Density: 4,358.77/km (11,289.2/sq mi)
Time zone: Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
– Tree: Yamazakura (Prunus jamasakura)
– Flower: Gentian
Phone number: 0467-23-3000
Address: 18-10 Onarimachi, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa-ken 248-8686
Website: http://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/
Top Things to do in Kamakura
Top 5 History Museums in Kamakura, Kanto
May 21, 2021 Russell Mellin
A village dating back to Yoritomo's shogunate government in 1192, Kamakura lies amid wooded hills filled with Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. Local university students offer free guided tours leaving from Kamakura station. Visit the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, dedicated to the Shinto god of war, patron deity of the shogun's family, and walk inside the Great Buddha.
Restaurants in Kamakura
1. Kamakura History Studio
2-9 Onarimachi H-Kamakura 2-C, Kamakura 248-0012 Kanagawa Prefecture +81 467-33-6236 [email protected] http://www.kamakurahs.com/
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"Kamakura History Studio" is a very rare paper craft figure "kamakura bushi(samurai)" studio&shop! Thies figure is from the eleventh to forteenth entury,when kamakura was most prosperous. Please enjoy the costumes of the time such as armor and costumes.
