Kamakura Day Trip from Tokyo: Trains, Passes and Temple Fees

Getting from Tokyo to Kamakura

There are two practical rail routes for a day trip, and which one fits depends mainly on where you start.

JR Yokosuka Line (from Tokyo Station or Shinagawa). The tourist association's access page gives about 60 minutes from Tokyo Station, about 50 minutes from Shinagawa and about 25 minutes from Yokohama to JR Kamakura Station. You arrive at the hub for both the Enoden line and the city buses.

JR East raised its fares for tickets bought from 14 March 2026, according to its fare revision release, and the release itself gives no Tokyo–Kamakura figure. Older fare quotes you find online may predate the change. Check the current amount on the ticket machine or JR East's fare search before you budget; tapping an IC card simply deducts it. Our guide to Suica, PASMO and foreign contactless cards explains which card to use.

Odakyu Line plus Enoden (from Shinjuku). Odakyu's Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass costs ¥1,640 for adults and ¥430 for children aged 6–11 from Shinjuku (checked 12 October 2026). It gives one day of unlimited local trains in the Enoshima-Kamakura area, including the Enoden, which ends at Kamakura; the tourist association's pass list adds that it includes a discounted round trip from your departure station to Fujisawa. The Romancecar needs a separate limited express ticket (+¥750 adult one way from Shinjuku to Katase-Enoshima), which Odakyu says is ¥50 cheaper bought through EMot Online Tickets. Odakyu's page gives no journey times, so check the route before you commit to a timed plan.

Getting around: Enoden and the passes

Kamakura's sights split into two clusters. Tsurugaoka Hachimangu sits about 10 minutes' walk from Kamakura Station. The Great Buddha and Hasedera are near Hase Station on the Enoden, which Enoden's train FAQ puts at about 7 minutes and 5 minutes on foot respectively.

According to Enoden's Hase Station timetable, trains run about every 14 minutes in each direction between 10:00 and 14:00, four or five an hour (checked 12 October 2026). Suica, PASMO and other Japanese IC cards are accepted, per the Enoden FAQ.

You have three pass options for the local leg, all checked 12 October 2026:

• Noriorikun (¥800 adult, ¥400 child): Enoden's one-day pass for the entire line, Kamakura to Fujisawa, valid on the day of issue only. Sold at ticket machines at every Enoden station, with discounts at Hasedera, the Enoshima Aquarium and other partners.
• Kamakura Free Kankyo Tegata (¥900 adult, ¥450 child): a Kamakura City pass covering Enoden between Kamakura and Hase only, plus five Keikyu and Enoden bus routes from Kamakura Station's east exit, including to Daibutsu-mae (stops 1 and 6) and Kita-Kamakura (stop 2). About 70 temples, shrines and shops give discounts or small gifts. Sold at Enoden Kamakura and Hase stations from 7:00 to 17:00 and at Keikyu Bus offices, not online.
• Odakyu's Freepass, if you came from Shinjuku: the Enoden is already included.

Enoden's English fare page only shows single fares in a browser with scripts enabled, so we could not confirm them. For a single Kamakura–Hase round trip, compare two single fares on the station fare chart with the pass price before buying. The tourist association's pass list also names a ¥600 Keikyu Bus Kamakura Free Ticket and a ¥600 Enoden Bus one-day pass, both sold online only.

Temple and shrine fees and hours

All figures are for individual visitors and were checked 12 October 2026.

Kotoku-in needs no reservation. Its visiting information lists 8:00 to 17:30 from April to September and 8:00 to 17:00 from October to March. Entry to the inside of the statue costs an extra ¥50 and ends earlier. The temple asks visitors not to use selfie sticks inside.

Hasedera's admission page gives 8:00 to 17:30 from April to June (last entry 17:00) and 8:00 to 17:00 from July to March (last entry 16:30). The Kannon Museum fee and hours above come from the tourist association's Hasedera page; the temple's own page only links to a separate museum PDF we did not read.

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu's main gate opens at 6:00 and closes at 20:00, per the tourist association's shrine page, which lists fees only for the Treasure Hall and the Kamakura Bunkakan Tsuruoka Museum (price varies by exhibition; closed Mondays except public holidays). That late closing makes it the flexible end of the day.

Example: what a couple spends

These totals use the prices above, checked 12 October 2026, for two adults visiting the Great Buddha (including the statue's interior), Hasedera and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu's grounds.

From Shinjuku on the Odakyu Freepass:

• Freepass: 2 × ¥1,640 = ¥3,280
• Kotoku-in with the interior: 2 × ¥350 = ¥700
• Hasedera: 2 × ¥400 = ¥800
• Total: ¥4,780, with all Enoden rides included. Add ¥1,500 if you both take the Romancecar outbound.

From Tokyo Station on JR, with the Kankyo Tegata:

• Kankyo Tegata: 2 × ¥900 = ¥1,800
• Admissions as above: ¥1,500
• Subtotal: ¥3,300, plus four single JR fares (two people, there and back), which you should check at the machine on the day.

The Kankyo Tegata suits this route if you will use a bus as well as the Enoden. If you plan to continue to Enoshima, Noriorikun at ¥800 covers the whole line instead.

A day plan that fits the closing times

The binding constraints are Hasedera's 16:30 last entry and the Great Buddha interior closing at 16:30, both October to March. Hachimangu's gate stays open until 20:00. That points to Hase first and the shrine last.

When to switch the plan:

• You reach Kamakura after about 15:30: skip Hase, because Hasedera's last entry is 16:30. Spend the time at Hachimangu instead.
• You are carrying luggage: drop it first at the tourist association office, 4th floor of the Enoden Building outside the west exit: ¥300 a piece if no side exceeds 40 cm, ¥700 if larger, 9:00 to 17:00, no booking. The association notes that coin lockers near the station are limited. Enoden accepts up to two pieces with a combined size of 2.5 m or less, each under 30 kg, but may refuse large bags on crowded trains.
• You want a quieter day trip with mountain views instead: our guide to the highway bus to Lake Kawaguchiko covers the Mt Fuji alternative.