Location: Kamakura
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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. Iridare
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Just 1 hour-ride on train brings you to ancient capital of Japan, Kamakura. Would you like to learn Japanese homemade cooking in relaxing, at-home environment here in Kamakura? We teach in English to make BENTO, a lunch box filled with sushi rolls and tasty homemade dishes. You can enjoy making origami chopsticks covers, and talking about Japanese food culture and Kamakura’s attractions with us.
2. Atelier Cafe Culture
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
3. Samurai Project
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5.0 based on 55 reviews
SAMURAI Project offers premium programs to experience the genuine Japanese Culture. The old Zen temple Kigen-in will be reserved as a venue exclusively for this program. 1. Zen meditation with the lecture of the Zen philosophy and the art 2. Swordsmanship program to realize the concept of Kenzen-Ichinyo 3. Learn how to appreciate the Japanese sword with the swordsmith master “Masamune”
Reviewed By Muneta
座禅、静かな畳敷きの寺での本格的な座禅は今回が初めてだった。15分ほどの座禅を三回行う、胡座をかいても良いし、椅子に座っての座禅でも良い。和尚さんの禅の心の話を前後に聞けば、世の中の些事を忘れ、スッキリと新たな力をもらった気がします。筆で円相を描いたり、お茶も和菓子と一服いただけます。一度の体験をお勧めします。This was my first time of doing Zazen(Meditation)at special Tatami-mat room in the Buddhism temple,where has very calm feeling. It takes just 15 minutes with crossed-legged-seated(or on small-chair-sitting ) as one cycle practice—you do three cycles. Before and After you can listen to priests’s special speech in English. Simultaneously you can experience wrighting caligulafer(only one ideographs, Chinese character )and enjoy simple tea with Japanese sweets as well.I feel I could be free from any worldly sins and get mysterious energy after that . I recommend you to try it when you are in Kamakura.
4. Kamakura Mind
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5.0 based on 13 reviews
1 hour from Tokyo, 1000 years away, we provide ready-made, order-made experiences focusing art, culture and nature right here in the ancient capital of Kamakura. Mountains on one side, sea on the other, Kamakura is quintessential Japan. Through art, culture, and nature, Kamakura Mind offers you a moment to focus on yourself.
5. Atopico House
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
workshop(bonsai/Japanese tea ceremony）and more.
6. Atelier & Gallery Ricochet
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
RICOCHET is an atelier and gallery with a focus on ceramics in Kita-Kamakura. Online made-to-order, art lessons, painting ceramics sales.
7. Kamakura Sosaku Wagashi Temari
8. Kamakura Hase Shiori-an
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
Making Soba noodles from 100%-buckwheat flower. (You can eat it !!) You can make 100%-buckwheat Soba noodles in the ancient capital of Kamakura. I am Tomohiro Onda, the owner of Kamakura Hase Shiori-an will instruct you. You can experience how to make Soba noodles in two hours. After making Soba noodles, you can taste your own Soba noodles as follows: "Seiro Soba","Shoujin Seiro Soba","Kake Sob.
