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Hachimangu or great buddha? 2024/10/28 01:25

I plan to go japan on january and currently thinking of combining kamakura (10-230) and enoshima till night for the light decoration.

I was planning to go to both great buddha and Hachimangu but i think it will be a stretch to go as one is near kamakura station and the other hase station.

Which would u recommend? Great buddha or hachimangu?
by Ryuuya (guest)  

Re: Hachimangu or great buddha? 2024/10/28 09:53
Hachimangu, Great Buddha and Enoshima should be doable in one day by most people except the most relaxed travelers. Now I admit I personally would find enough things to do on Enoshima for a nice day, but then I live at 1,5 h so no need to hurry. But if I’d go to Kamakura I would be able to see Hachimangu and Buddha in half a day easily. And I am a notoriously slow traveler.

If you want to choose I’d go to the Great Buddha. I think it is more unique than a Hachimangu shrine. Of which there are many all through Japan, although the one in Kamakura is especially large.
However from a travel direction it makes more sense to start at the Hachimangu and then maybe take a taxi from there to the Buddha and then train from there to Enoshima.
by LikeBike rate this post as useful

Re: Hachimangu or great buddha? 2024/10/28 12:23
「I was planning to go to both great buddha and Hachimangu but i think it will be a stretch to go as one is near kamakura station and the other hase station. Which would u recommend? Great buddha or hachimangu?」

I would absolutely recommend doing both. From Kamakura Station to Hase Station is only a 5-minute train ride, or about a 15-minutes taxi. If you're coming all the way to Japan from overseas I'm assuming it'll be a while before your next trip to Japan, so see both while you're here. It's also worth noting while Hachimangu and the Great Buddha are both beautiful, neither is a very large facility, so it doesn't take all that much time to see them (30 minutes or so is probably fine), so it's really pretty easy to fit both into a visit.
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Re: Hachimangu or great buddha? 2024/10/28 13:40
While i also believe that it can be done in one day, i have several factors that making me doubt if we can do it all: parents are around 60-70 years old so walking will take a while, cold as it is in january, and enoshima shrine i believe closed at 1630?

Also i planned to go to buddhhist first then hachimangu because there is a chance?? That there will be food stalls there and that will be our lunch. But maybe i can ask advice for those already went there.
by Ryuuya (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Hachimangu or great buddha? 2024/10/28 14:51
「Also i planned to go to buddhhist first then hachimangu because there is a chance?? That there will be food stalls there and that will be our lunch. But maybe i can ask advice for those already went there.」

There are sometimes a few food stalls at Hachimangu, but generally only small snacks (candied apples, shaved ice, etc.) so not much you can make a meal out of. However, the roads that connect Hachimangu to Kamakura Station have many places to eat, especially the street called Komachidori, which has both sit-down restaurants and food stalls.
by . . . . (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Hachimangu or great buddha? 2024/10/28 14:53
The Kotokuin Great Buddha only takes 30 minutes tops, and likely less - there really is nothing else there except the statue (be sure to go inside it also).
https://youtu.be/IjHWifD-cNE

You should easily be able to fit it in with the rest of your plans.
by Ken (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Hachimangu or great buddha? 2024/10/28 15:02

Thanks everyone for all your answer. Ill try to add all in one day and adjust on it when the time comes.

Morning - hase station for buddha and hasedera then go to kamakura station for hachimangu and lunch there.

Then around 230 to enoshima.

You think that good and plausible?
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