Ōfuna
in Kamakura Shi of Kanagawa, Japan

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
35.349 and 139.541 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 35° 20' 56" and E 139° 32' 26"
Currency and Currency Code:
Yen - JPY
Spoken languages:
Japanese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:10 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
4:53 am and 6:25 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-28.605 and -48.819 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Farol de Santa Marta
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Japan in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Discover Ōfuna

Ōfuna in Kamakura Shi (Kanagawa) is a town in Japan about 25 mi (or 40 km) south of Tokyo, the country's capital city.

Current time in Ōfuna is now 03:10 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports near Ōfuna, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Atsugi Naval Air Facility in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration in a distance of 46 mi (or 74 km), West. We discovered 6 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kamakura, Fujisawa, Zushi, Chigasaki and Yokohama. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F

Morning Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Evening Temperature 21°C / 69 °F
Night Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Monday, 29th of April 2024

20°C (68 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

17°C (63 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

20°C (67 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Kamakura Park Hotel

Address
3,1 mi
33 6, SAKANOSHITA, KAMAKURA SHI, KANAGAWA, 248 0021, JAPAN.
2480021 Shonan
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:00
Weekend: closed


(RYOKAN) Shonan Enoshima Ebisuya

Address
4,7 mi
1 4 16, ENOSHIMA, FUJISAWA, KANAGAWA 251 0036, JAPAN.
2510036 Enoshima,,Fujisawa-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Sotetsu Fresa Inn Yokohama Totsuka

Address
3,5 mi
16 8, Totsuka cho, Totsuka ku, Yokohama city, Kanagawa 244 0003, Japan.
2440003 Totsuka-Machi,Totsuka-Ku,Yokohama-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Kamakura Mori

Address
2,2 mi
1 5 21, KOMACHI, KAMAKURA SHI, KANAGAWA 248 0006, JAPAN.
2480006 Kamakura Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Toyoko Inn Shonan Kamakura Fujisawa-eki Kita-guchi

Address
3,3 mi
515-1 Fujisawa
251-0052 Fujisawa-shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


(RYOKAN) Kotsubo Kaigan Rinka

Address
3,6 mi
5 8 3, KOTSUBO, ZUSHI SHI, KANAGAWA, 249 0008, JAPAN.
2490008 Shonan
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


(RYOKAN) Kaihinso Kamakura

Address
2,6 mi
4 8 14, YUIGAHAMA, KAMAKURA SHI, KANAGAWA, 248 0014, JAPAN.
2480014 Shonan
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Mets Kamakura Ofuna

Address
2,6 mi
1-2-1, Ofuna, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa
247-0056 Kamakura
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


KKR Enoshima New Koyo

Address
4,0 mi
1 7 23, KATASE KAIGAN, FUJISAWA SHI, KANAGAWA, 251 0035, JAPAN.
2510035 Fujisawa Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


8 Hotel

Address
3,2 mi
1 5, Kugenuma hanazawa cho, Fujisawa city, Kanagawa 251 0023, Japan.
2510023 Kugenumahanazawa-Cho,,Fujisawa-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

KAMAKURA DANCE FESTIVAL 【公式 PV】

Published: July 29, 2014
Length: 07:57 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: KAMAKURA DANCE FESTIVAL

KAMAKURA DANCE FESTIVAL 2014 開催決定!!/ ※English is below http://kamakuradancefestival.com/ 歴史深く数々の芸術が育まれてきた鎌倉。 KDFとは、時代の先...


Temple railway station: Kita-Kamakura (JR East Yokosuka Line) near Engaku-ji

Published: August 27, 2013
Length: 47:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MediaTraveller05

Tucked between hilly terrain, small houses (including a Michelin 2-star restaurant!) and the nearby beautiful Engaku-ji Temple, Kita-Kamakura Station on the JR East Yokosuka Line (about 30-40...


鎌倉観光 あじさい巡り(長谷寺~明月院) Hydrangea tour in Kamakura

Published: June 15, 2014
Length: 08:41 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 鎌倉観光マップス

鎌倉のあじさいの花巡りの様子をまとめた風景写真スライドショーです。 あじさい寺の明月院と長谷寺を含む、鎌倉の観光スポット5箇所を紹介...


Kenchō-ji Temple, Kamakura (鎌倉 建長寺)

Published: April 10, 2012
Length: 59:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: deaconblues045

Kenchō-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan,which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples (the Kamakura Gozan) and is the oldest Zen training.


鎌倉の桜2013(Cherry blossoms in kamakura city)

Published: April 07, 2013
Length: 53:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: natsuani

円覚寺、鶴岡八幡宮、光則寺、葛原岡神社(源氏山公園)、建長寺、光明寺 Engakuji,Tsurugaoka hachimangu,Kosokuji,Kuzuharaoka jinjya,Kenchoji,Komyoji.


建長寺の桜(Cherry blossoms at Kenchoji) 2013-3-23

Published: March 24, 2013
Length: 25:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: natsuani

建長寺(鎌倉市)の桜の様子。2013年3月23日。 Cherry blossoms at Kenchoji Temple(Kamakura city,Japan),23Mar2013. Camera Panasonic GH2(Hacked) Lens Panasonic 14-42mm(kit lens)


建長寺2012年大晦日(Kencho-ji,2012Dec31)

Published: January 02, 2013
Length: 16:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: natsuani

神奈川県鎌倉市(Kamakura city,Japan)


Schizophragma hydrangeoides at Tōkei-ji, Kamakura (イワガラミ 鎌倉 東慶寺)

Published: June 12, 2012
Length: 08:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: deaconblues045

Shōkozan 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...


2012年鎌倉山崎山ノ内八雲神社例大祭

Published: July 23, 2012
Length: 19:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hama Taro

Mikoshi festival of Yagumojinja-shrine in Kamakura Yamasaki and Yamanouchi. 鎌倉山崎と山ノ内八雲神社例大祭、神輿渡御の様子です。 お祭りのクライマックスであ...


Engaku-ji (Kamakura) 円覚寺 鎌倉 - Japó 日本

Published: July 08, 2014
Length: 54:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: yotubo333

Is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa prefecture to the...


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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.

Ōfuna Station

Ōfuna Station is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Located at 35.3533, 139.531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tōkaidō Main Line, Yokosuka Line, Negishi Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Shonan Monorail Enoshima Line, Stations of Shonan Monorail

Shonan Monorail

The Shonan Monorail is a suspended SAFEGE monorail located in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Shonan Monorail Co. , Ltd. , the line opened March 7, 1970, and was the first monorail of its kind in Japan. Enoshima Line travels 6.6 km every seven to eight minutes between Ōfuna Station and Enoshima, making six stops. The average length of a single trip is 14 minutes.

Located at 35.3523, 139.531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shonan Monorail, Transport in Kanagawa Prefecture, Suspended monorails, SAFEGE people movers, Railway lines opened in 1970

Engaku-ji

Not to be confused with Enryaku-ji in Kyoto. Zuirokuzan Engaku Kōshō Zenji, or Engaku-ji (円覚寺), is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa prefecture to the south of Tokyo.

Located at 35.3378, 139.548 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
1282 establishments, Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, National Treasures of Japan, Rinzai temples, Kamakura period

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".

Located at 35.3352, 139.546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
1285 establishments, Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Engaku-ji temples

Ōfuna Kannon

The Ōfuna Kannon, Ōfuna Kannonji (大船観音寺), or Muga sozan Ōfuna Kannonji is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. The outstanding feature of the temple is a 25 meter tall 1,900 ton reinforced concrete statue of Kan'non which is dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon or Kuan Yin. Construction of the Temple began in 1929 by the Sōtō Buddhist sect. The outline of the statue was complete by 1934 but work was suspended at the outbreak of the Pacific War.

Located at 35.3529, 139.529 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Concrete sculptures

Kita-Kamakura Station

Kita-Kamakura Station is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Located at 35.3381, 139.544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Yokosuka Line, Shonan Shinjuku Line, Kamakura, Kanagawa

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.

Located at 35.3371, 139.546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Kamakura, Kanagawa

Meigetsu-in

Meigetsu-in is a Rinzai Zen temple of the Kenchō-ji school in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Famous for its hydrangeas, it's also known as The Temple of Hydrangeas (ajisai-dera). The main object of worship is goddess Shō Kannon (聖観音).

Located at 35.3349, 139.551 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Rinzai temples

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.

Located at 35.3334, 139.546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1283 establishments, Buddhist temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Rinzai temples

Kamakura Women's University

Kamakura Women's University is a private women's college in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school, a women's vocational school, was founded in 1943. It was chartered as a women's college in 1959. The present name was adopted in 1989. The school specializes in home economics and child care.

Located at 35.3521, 139.538 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1943, Private universities and colleges in Japan, Universities and colleges in Kanagawa Prefecture, Women's universities and colleges in Japan, Kamakura, Kanagawa

Fujimichō Station (Kanagawa)

Fujimichō Station is a monorail train station on the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 0.9 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line at Ōfuna Station.

Located at 35.3455, 139.529 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shonan Monorail Enoshima Line, Kamakura, Kanagawa

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ohuna, Ōfunachō, Ōfunamachi, Ōfuna, 大船, おおふな, オオフナ