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Visitor numbers Kamakura counted 16,061,205 tourist visits in 2025, against 19,021,795 in 2019. The city counts a visit at each sight, so one person seeing three temples counts three times; its estimate of individual visitors for 2025 is 7,716,644.
Year Tourist visits (City of Kamakura) 2019 19,021,795 2022 11,958,314 2023 12,284,233 2024 15,942,524 2025 16,061,205
Visits by month, 2025 Jan 3.5m Feb 1.1m Mar 1.3m Apr 1.1m May 1.4m Jun 1.7m Jul 1.0m Aug 1.0m Sep 0.8m Oct 1.1m Nov 1.3m Dec 0.8m January, the month of the New Year shrine visit, is the busiest. Source: City of Kamakura. Getting there (IC card fares, one way) Fact Value Source Confirmed Tokyo -> Kamakura, JR Yokosuka Line direct, IC fare ¥1,034 JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Tokyo -> Kamakura, JR Yokosuka Line direct, journey time 56 min JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Shinjuku -> Kamakura, JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line direct, IC fare ¥1,034 JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Shinjuku -> Kamakura, JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line direct, journey time 58 min JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Shinagawa -> Kamakura, JR Yokosuka Line direct, IC fare ¥803 JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Shinagawa -> Kamakura, JR Yokosuka Line direct, journey time 46 min JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Yokohama -> Kamakura, JR Yokosuka Line, IC fare ¥440 JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Yokohama -> Kamakura, JR Yokosuka Line, journey time 24 min JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Tokyo -> Kita-Kamakura, JR Yokosuka Line direct, IC fare ¥902 JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Haneda Airport Terminal 1-2 -> Kamakura by train, combined IC fare ¥837 JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Haneda Airport Terminal 1-2 -> Kamakura by train, journey time 54 min JR East Real-Time Route Search 2026-11-07 Shinjuku -> Katase-Enoshima, Odakyu Line (change at Sagami-Ono and Fujisawa), IC fare ¥649 JR East route search 2026-11-07 Shinjuku -> Katase-Enoshima, Odakyu Line, journey time 71 min JR East route search 2026-11-07
Enoden and passes Fact Value Source Confirmed Enoden Kamakura -> Hase, adult fare ¥200 Enoden fare page 2026-11-07 Enoden Kamakura -> Enoshima, adult fare ¥260 Enoden fare page 2026-11-07 Enoden Kamakura -> Fujisawa (full line), adult fare ¥310 Enoden fare page 2026-11-07 Enoden Noriorikun 1-day pass, adult ¥800 Enoden Noriorikun page (Japanese) 2026-11-07 Enoden Noriorikun 1-day pass, child ¥400 Enoden Noriorikun page (Japanese) 2026-11-07 Enoden train frequency at Kamakura toward Fujisawa every 14 minutes (4 to 5 trains per hour) Enoden Kamakura station timetable 2026-11-07 Odakyu Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass from Shinjuku, adult ¥1,640 Odakyu Electric Railway (odakyu-global.com) 2026-11-07 Odakyu Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass from Shinjuku, child (age 6 to 11) ¥430 Odakyu Electric Railway (odakyu-global.com) 2026-11-07 Odakyu Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass from Fujisawa, adult ¥810 Odakyu Electric Railway (odakyu-global.com) 2026-11-07 Kamakura Free Kankyo Tegata (Kamakura Free Environment Pass), adult ¥900 Kamakura City (page updated 2026-11-02, Japanese) 2026-11-07
Entry fees and hours Fact Value Source Confirmed Kotoku-in admission, adult ¥300 Kotoku-in official site 2026-11-07 Kotoku-in fee to enter Great Buddha interior ¥50 Kotoku-in official site 2026-11-07 Kotoku-in opening hours, April to September 08:00-17:30 Kotoku-in official site 2026-11-07 Kotoku-in opening hours, October to March 08:00-17:00 Kotoku-in official site 2026-11-07 Hasedera admission, adult ¥400 Hasedera official site 2026-11-07 Hasedera opening hours, July to March 08:00-17:00 Hasedera official site 2026-11-07 Hasedera opening hours, April to June 08:00-17:30 Hasedera official site 2026-11-07 Hasedera hydrangea path ticket (Ajisai-ken) price ¥500 Hasedera official site (archived copy of official notice) 2026-11-07 Meigetsu-in admission, adult (high school and up) ¥500 Kamakura City Tourism Association official guide (temple site not found) 2026-11-07 Meigetsu-in opening hours (normal) 09:00-16:00 Kamakura City Tourism Association official guide 2026-11-07 Hokokuji admission, adult (high school and up) ¥400 Hokokuji official site 2026-11-07 Hokokuji hours 09:00-16:00 Hokokuji official site 2026-11-07 Hokokuji matcha (Kyukoan cafe) ¥600 Hokokuji official site 2026-11-07 Engakuji admission, adult ¥500 Engakuji official site 2026-11-07 Engakuji hours 08:30-16:30 (December to February 16:00) Engakuji official site 2026-11-07 Kenchoji admission, adult ¥500 Kenchoji official site 2026-11-07 Kenchoji hours 08:30-16:30 Kenchoji official site 2026-11-07 Enoshima Sea Candle admission, adult ¥800 Enoshima Sea Candle official site (Enoshima Electric Railway) 2026-11-07 Enoshima 1day ticket (Escar, Garden, Sea Candle, Iwaya caves) ¥1,550 Enoshima Sea Candle official site (Enoshima Electric Railway) 2026-11-07 Enoshima Iwaya caves admission, adult ¥500 Fujisawa City tourism official site 2026-11-07
The Great Buddha Visitors Fact Value Source Confirmed Kamakura City estimated unique visitors 2025 7716644 persons Kamakura City, 観光客数及び海水浴客数 / 鎌倉市の観光事情 令和8年度版 2026-11-07 Kamakura City overnight guests 2025 510695 persons Kamakura City, 観光客数及び海水浴客数 / 鎌倉市の観光事情 令和8年度版 2026-11-07 Kamakura City tourism spending 2025 72.5 billion JPY Kamakura City, 観光客数及び海水浴客数 / 鎌倉市の観光事情 令和8年度版 2026-11-07 Kamakura 2025 visits, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu 6612304 visits Kamakura City, 観光客数及び海水浴客数 / 鎌倉市の観光事情 令和8年度版 2026-11-07 Kamakura 2025 visits, Zeniarai Benzaiten 712359 visits Kamakura City, 観光客数及び海水浴客数 / 鎌倉市の観光事情 令和8年度版 2026-11-07 Kamakura 2025 visits, Kamakura coast 2325826 visits Kamakura City, 観光客数及び海水浴客数 / 鎌倉市の観光事情 令和8年度版 2026-11-07 Kamakura 2025 visits, Tengen hiking course 395412 visits Kamakura City, 観光客数及び海水浴客数 / 鎌倉市の観光事情 令和8年度版 2026-11-07
The Freepass is sold at Odakyu stations and online, including through Klook ; when it pays off is worked out on the Freepass page .
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