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Delve into Tonoirishita
The district Tonoirishita of Kamakura in Kamakura Shi (Kanagawa) is a subburb in Japan about 27 mi south of Tokyo, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Zushi, Fujisawa, Chigasaki, Yokosuka and Ayase. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 75% |
Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 74% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
20°C (68 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
15°C (58 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
18°C (65 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kamakura Park Hotel
(RYOKAN) Kotsubo Kaigan Rinka
(RYOKAN) Iwamotoro Honkan
(RYOKAN) Kaihinso Kamakura
(RYOKAN) Shonan Enoshima Ebisuya
Hotel Kamakura Mori
Toyoko Inn Shonan Kamakura Fujisawa-eki Kita-guchi
Hotel Mets Kamakura Ofuna
Fujisawa Hotel
Hotel Wing International Shonan Fujisawa
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Kamakura, Japan
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Kamakura
A day excursion from Tokyo to visit Kamakura, its shrines, and the large bronze budha named Kotoku-in.
【鎌倉散歩】 Kamakura, The Great Buddha, Hasedera temple, Enoden and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu: a day walk
Walking in Kamakura with my iPhone5. Let's take a walk. 00:00 - Around Enoden Kamakura Station 01:33 - Around Enoden Hase Station to Kotoku-in, The Great Buddha 02:39 - Kotoku-in 03:02 - The...
Steadicam Offline meeting ステディカム オフ会 Kamakura 鎌倉
2014年4月6日に恒例のステディカムオフ会を開催しました。 今回は4人と少なかったですが、雨、晴れ、雨、晴れと天候が変わる状況で、雨で終わり...
Kamakura Punyo Punyo Soap - Day 80 - 6日
Today we had some awesome pizza on a cliff overlooking the sea in Kamakura. We went to Komachidouri and did some window shopping before going to a nearby onsen. Finally Mika and and I went...
御霊神社 鎌倉神楽 Kamakura Kagura
鎌倉神楽 Kamakura Kagura 面掛行列に先駆けて、鎌倉神楽(湯立て神楽)の奉納が始まる。 神楽は2部構成。前半は神を招く御幣招(ごへいまねき...
Autumn-Leaves at Hase-dera, Kamakura (鎌倉 長谷寺 紅葉)
Hase-dera (known more formally as Kaikōzan Jishōin Hase-dera) is one of the great Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden...
The Great Daibutsu Buddha - Kamakura, Japan - HD
The beautiful bronze outdoor Buddha statue and most famous landmark in the small town of Kamakura in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. Filmed in May 2012.
ふつうに観光しただけだけどマジメに編集! in Kamakura
3月初旬に鎌倉に行ってきました。 日本に住んでいるけど、今まで意外と鎌倉には行った事がありませんでした。 日本ってやっぱりいいね!...
Visiting The Great Buddha in Kamakura, Japan
Kamakura is one of my favorite places to visit in Japan. It's about an hour outside of Tokyo, so it's great for a day trip. One of the top tourist destinations in Kamakura is the Great Buddha...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kamakura shogunate
The Kamakura shogunate was a Japanese feudal military government. The heads of government were the shoguns. The first three were members of the Minamoto clan. The next two were members of the Fujiwara clan. The last six were minor Imperial princes. These years are known as the Kamakura period. The period takes its name from the city where the Minamoto shoguns lived. After 1203, the Hōjō clan held the office of Shikken. In effect, the shikken governed in the name of the shoguns.
Kōtoku-in
Kōtoku-in is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The temple is renowned for its "Great Buddha", a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha which is one of the most famous icons of Japan.
Hase-dera (Kamakura)
(known more formally as Kaikōzan Jishōin Hase-dera) is one of the great Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Kannon. The temple is the fourth of the 33 stations of the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage circuit dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten. The temple originally belonged to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, but eventually became an independent temple of the Jōdo shū sect.
Tōkei-ji
, also known as Kakekomi-dera or Enkiri-dera), is a Buddhist temple and a former nunnery, the only survivor of a network of five nunneries called Amagozan, in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Rinzai school of Zen's Engaku-ji branch, and was opened by Hōjō Sadatoki in 1285. It is best known as a historic refuge for women who were abused by their husbands. It is for this reason sometimes referred to as the "Divorce Temple".
Kamakura Station
Kamakura Station is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kita-Kamakura Station
Kita-Kamakura Station is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Gokuraku-ji (Kamakura)
Gokuraku-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1259 by Ninshō (1217-1303) and has been restored and rebuilt many times since then.
Inamuragasaki Station
Inamuragasaki Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 6.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Gokurakuji Station
Gokurakuji Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 7.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Hase Station (Kanagawa)
Hase Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 8.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Yuigahama Station
Yuigahama Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 8.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Wadazuka Station
Wadazuka Station is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 9.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.
Yamanouchi, Kamakura
Yamanouchi, Kamakura is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's (JR) Kita-Kamakura Station, it is better known as Kita-Kamakura. It lies within the Ofuna administrative subdivision of the city of Kamakura.
Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine
Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine, popularly known simply as Zeniarai Benten, is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. In spite of its small size, it is the second most popular spot in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture after Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū. Zeniarai Benzaiten is popular among tourists because the waters of a spring in its cave are said to be able to multiply the money washed in it.
Jufuku-ji
, usually known as Jufuku-ji, is a temple of the Kenchō-ji branch of the Rinzai sect and the oldest Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ranked third among Kamakura's prestigious Five Mountains, it is number 24 among the Thirty-Three Kamakura Kannon pilgrimage temples and number 18 of the Kamakura Nijūyon Jizō temples. Its main object of worship is Shaka Nyorai.
Jōchi-ji
Jōchi-ji is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Engaku-ji school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains. The main objects of worship are the three statues of Shaka, Miroku and Amida Nyorai visible inside the main hall.
Kamakura Museum of Literature
The Kamakura Museum of Literature is a small museum in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, that contains material about writers who have lived, died, or were active in the city of Kamakura itself. The museum displays personal effects, manuscripts, first editions, and documents owned by well over a hundred writers of Japanese literature, including Soseki Natsume and Kawabata Yasunari, as well as film director Yasujiro Ozu.
Inamuragasaki
is a cape at the western end of Yuigahama (Beach) in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The cape divides Yuigahama from Shichirigahama (Beach) and Enoshima. Its name seems to stem from its shape, similar to a stack of rice at harvest time (an inamura). At its foot on the Shichirigahama side there is a park, the Inamuragasaki Park .
Nameri River (Kanagawa)
The Nameri River is a river that goes from the Asaina Pass in northern Kamakura, Kanagawa to the beach in Yuigahama, for a total length of about 8 km. Although Yuigahama is in fact the name of the entire 3.2 km beach that goes from Inamuragasaki to Zaimokuza's Iijima cape, the name is usually used just for its half west of the Namerigawa river's estuary, while the eastern half is called Zaimokuza Beach .
Hatakeyama Shigeyasu's grave
Hatakeyama Shigeyasu's grave was a Kamakura period warrior who fell victim of political intrigue in 1205. The grave under a tabu no ki tree near the Yuigahama end of Wakamiya Ōji Avenue in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and next to Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū's first torii is traditionally supposed to be his. It is an Important Cultural Property and a famous example of hōkyōintō (a type of pagoda).
Ima Kōji
, sometimes also called Ima Ōji is the name of a section of a longer street in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Strictly speaking, Ima Kōji goes from Katsu no Hashi Bridge in front of Jufuku-ji to Tatsumi Jinja Shrine about 400 m further south, but the name is used all the way to the intersection with Yuigahama Avenue. Although certainly old enough, historical documents written at the time of the Kamakura shogunate like the Azuma Kagami do not mention it.
Sasuke Inari Shrine
Sasuke Inari Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura and the site of the Hidden Village of Kamakura.
Shōnan-Machiya Station
Shōnan-Machiya Station is a monorail train station on the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 2.0 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line at Ōfuna Station.
Shōnan-Fukasawa Station
Shōnan-Fukasawa Station is a monorail train station on the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 2.6 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line at Ōfuna Station.
Amanawa Shinmei Shrine
Amanawa Shinmei Shrine was founded in 710 and is the oldest Shinto shrine in Kamakura. It is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. According to the ancient document History of Amanawa-ji Shinmei-gū kept by the shrine, the founder of the shrine is famous priest Gyōki; a powerful and rich man named Tokitada Someya supported the construction. The shrine consists of two structures: the haiden or oratory in the front and the honden or sanctum at the back.